Betel Nut Definition

Betel Nut Sentence Examples

• His nose is not only the flattest, but also the smallest among the IndoChinese; his eyes are rarely oblique; his mouth is large and his lips thick; his teeth are blackened and his gums destroyed by the constant use of the betel-nut, the areca-nut and lime.

• The betel nut is the fruit of the Areca or betel palm, Areca Catechu, and the betel leaf is the produce of the betel vine or pan, Chavica Betel, a plant allied to that which yields black pepper.

• The nuts of other species of Areca are used by the poorer classes in the East as substitutes for the genuine betel nut.

• Arecoline is an oil, and the physiological action of the betel nut is alone due to this substance.

• The betel-nut or areca palm is chiefly grown in certain favoured localities, such as the deltaic districts of Bengal and the highlands of southern India.