Piper Betle

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Areca \A*re"ca\, n. [Canarese adiki: cf. Pg. & Sp. areca.]
   (Bot.)
   A genus of palms, one species of which ({Areca catechu})
   produces the areca nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in
   India and Southeast Asia with the leaf of the {Piper Betle}
   and lime.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Betel \Be"tel\ (b[=e]"t'l), n. [Pg., fr. Tamil ve[.t][.t]ilei,
   prop. meaning, a mere leaf.] (Bot.)
   A species of pepper ({Piper betle}), the leaves of which are
   chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime,
   by the inhabitants of the East Indies. It is a woody climber
   with ovate many-nerved leaves.
   [1913 Webster]

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