betel

Synonyymisanakirja

betel

Piper betel.

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betel rimmaa näiden kanssa:

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Englannin sanakirja

betel englanniksi

1. Either of two plants often used in combination:

2. an evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper

3. the seed of the betel palm, Areca catechu: the betel nut

4. 1958, (w), (w), Penguin, 1988, p. 194,

Her face was flushed with the tingling effect of betel leaves.

5. A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.

6. 1934, (w), (w), Chapter 1, http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200051h.html

He went to the rail to spit out a scarlet mouthful of betel (..)

7. 2002, (w), (w), translated by (w) and (w), Oxford University Press, 3.3.16, pp. 83-84,

Within the range of his powers, he sends her, secretly, (..) cosmetics such as red lac, red arsenic, yellow arsenic, red mercury sulphide, and black collyrium; sandalwood paste and saffron; and, in course of time, areca nuts and betel leaves for betel.

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