BETEL

n. Betl. Fr., bétel. Ger., Wa erpfeffer. The Piper betle (Piper b.): also the substance consisting of the ieaves of this plant combined with lime and some astringent material like the areca-nut (b.-nut) or catecha, used as a masticatory by the inhabitants of the East. [B.]—B.-nut. Ger.,. e areca-nut. [B.]—B’pfeffer (Ger.). The Piper betle. [B, 180.] .),n. Ba-te?l. See Beret.—B. marron. The Piper disoolor. [B, 173.]—B. noir. A variety of the Piper bette. [L,