betel

noun4

1. •
   Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination

   • Her face was flushed with the tingling effect of betel leaves. — 1958
2. •
   An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper.
3. •
   The betel palm, Areca catechu, and in particular its seed, the areca nut or betel nut.
4. •
   A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.

   • In a small Bamboo case, prettily carved and ornamented, the Dyak carries his sirih and lime for betel chewing, and his little long-bladed knife has a Bamboo sheath. — 1869