A betel nut is the seed of an areca palm and is often consumed and chewed in a betel leaf.
A betel palm is an Asiatic palm, Latin name Areca catechu, whose seeds are betel nuts.
A betel pepper is an Asiatic plant, Latin name Piper betle, whose leaves are used to wrap betel nuts before chewing.
it is called पर्णtAmboolam(n,N)[ताम्बूलं] = Betel leaf(generally this word is taken together with the betel nuts);vITikA(n,F)[ वीटिका]
Betel nuts, or bin lang, are popularly referred to in Taiwan as 'Taiwanese chewing gum.' These seeds of the betel palm (areca-catechu) are famous for the stimulating psychological effect (and disturbing visual effect) they produce in chewers. In Taiwan betel nuts are traditionally purchased at a roadside kiosk from a http://www.answers.com/topic/betel-nut-beauty
You can buy them almost in any Asian food stores. mostly in Indian and Bangladeshi food stores...
No it is a leaf with betel nuts and other stuff. Its actually very healthy.
Betel leaves(Piper betle)are widely used as a digestive stimulant in Southeast Asia.In some places,Areca nuts are used with betel leaves.
A betel nut is the nut of the betel palm. It is consumed, along with betel leaves, as a stimulant by many people in Southeast Asia
Something in the betel nuts causes it. That's why Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland , was called Bllody Mary. She was addicted to the darned things and always looked like she been eating bloody raw meat.
The betel nut has been known to make the mouth red when chewed. This plant has even been referred to in the musical "South Pacific," in the song "Bloody Mary," one line of which goes "Bloody Mary's chewing betel nuts."
Betel leaf - MONOCOT
The betel nut is also known as the acreca nut. This seed grows on the areca palm tree. The betel nut is edible and often consumed and chewed wrapped in a betel leaf.