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Definition of Betel nut
1. Noun. Seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia.
Generic synonyms: Edible Seed
Group relationships: Areca Catechu, Betel Palm
Definition of Betel nut
1. Noun. An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm; wrapped in the leaves of the betel pepper and chewed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Betel nut
1. The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Betel Nut
Literary usage of Betel nut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemistry of Common Life by James Finlay Weir Johnston, Arthur Herbert Church (1880)
"Constituents of the betel-nut; its astringent principle. ... The Areca or Betel-nut,
or Pinang, is the seed of the Areca Catechu, one of the most graceful ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"betel nut. The name betel is appb'ed to two different plants, which in the East
... The betel nut is the fruit of the Areca or betel palm, Arten Catechu, ..."
3. The Karen People of Burma: A Study in Anthropology and Ethnology by Harry Ignatius Marshall (1922)
"Some use a section of deer's horn about six inches long in breaking KAREN TOBACCO
PIPES AND A PISTON FOR BREAKING BETEL-NUT Nos. ..."
4. Things Chinese: Or, Notes Connected with China by James Dyer Ball (1904)
"Translated by James Cantlie, MB, FRCS BETEL-NUT.—All betel-nuts in China, as far
as we are aware, are imported. Not so with the leaf. ..."
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