Betel
Origin
From Tamil வெறà¯à®±à®¿à®²à¯ˆ, from (vettr, "variety") + இலை (ilai, "leaf").
Oxford English Dictionary
Noun
betel
(usually uncountable; plural betels)- Either of two plants often used in combination:
- an evergreen Indian creeping shrub, , whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper
- the seed of the betel palm, Areca catechu: the betel nut