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betel nut

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betel nut also be·tel·nut  (btl-nt)
n.
The seed of the betel palm, chewed with betel leaves, lime, and flavorings as a mild stimulant. Also called areca nut.
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Noun1.betel nutbetel nut - seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia
areca nut
edible seed - many are used as seasoning
Areca catechu, betel palm - southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)


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It was as though they were passing along a beaten highway in the center of a civilized community; and yet she knew that the men who lolled upon the verandahs, puffing indolently upon their cigarettes or chewing betel nut, were all head hunters, and that along the verandah rafters above them hung the grisly trophies of their prowess.
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Two or three boys awoke and watched him while they prepared and chewed betel nut and lime wrapped in green leaves.
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