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• n  seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia

• betel nut

News & Articles

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• Deadly addiction shows in smile
  Heavy users of betel quids reveal their addiction when they smile. Their teeth are stained a reddish-black, dyed from years of chewing potent parcels of areca nuts and tobacco, wrapped in a lime-coated betel leaf.
  Nov. 6, 2013 - CNN
• Nothing to smile about: Asia's deadly addiction to betel quids
  Heavy users of betel quids reveal their addiction when they smile. Their teeth are stained a reddish-black, dyed from years of chewing potent parcels of areca nuts and tobacco, wrapped in a lime-coated betel leaf.
  Nov. 6, 2013 - CNN