slovo | definícia |
betel (encz) | betel,betel n: Zdeněk Brož |
betel (czen) | betel,beteln: Zdeněk Brož |
Betel (gcide) | Betel \Be"tel\ (b[=e]"t'l), n. [Pg., fr. Tamil ve[.t][.t]ilei,
prop. meaning, a mere leaf.] (Bot.)
A species of pepper (Piper betle), the leaves of which are
chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime,
by the inhabitants of the East Indies. It is a woody climber
with ovate many-nerved leaves.
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betel (wn) | betel
n 1: Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel
nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians [syn:
betel, betel pepper, Piper betel] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
betel (encz) | betel,betel n: Zdeněk Brož |
betel nut (encz) | betel nut,betelový ořech Zdeněk Brož |
betel (czen) | betel,beteln: Zdeněk Brož |
betelový ořech (czen) | betelový ořech,betel nut Zdeněk Brož |
Betel nut (gcide) | Betel nut \Be"tel nut`\
The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with
betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime.
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Betelgeuse (gcide) | Betelguese \Bet"el*guese\ (b[e^]t"[e^]l*j[=e]z), n. [F.
B['e]telgeuse, of Arabic origin.] (Astron.)
A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of
Orion. [Written also Betelgeux and Betelgeuse.]
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Betelgeux (gcide) | Betelguese \Bet"el*guese\ (b[e^]t"[e^]l*j[=e]z), n. [F.
B['e]telgeuse, of Arabic origin.] (Astron.)
A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of
Orion. [Written also Betelgeux and Betelgeuse.]
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Betelguese (gcide) | Betelguese \Bet"el*guese\ (b[e^]t"[e^]l*j[=e]z), n. [F.
B['e]telgeuse, of Arabic origin.] (Astron.)
A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of
Orion. [Written also Betelgeux and Betelgeuse.]
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betel (wn) | betel
n 1: Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel
nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians [syn:
betel, betel pepper, Piper betel] |
betel nut (wn) | betel nut
n 1: seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper
and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in
southeastern Asia [syn: betel nut, areca nut] |
betel palm (wn) | betel palm
n 1: southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or
orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk) [syn:
betel palm, Areca catechu] |
betel pepper (wn) | betel pepper
n 1: Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel
nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians [syn:
betel, betel pepper, Piper betel] |
betelgeuse (wn) | Betelgeuse
n 1: the second brightest star in Orion [syn: Betelgeuse,
Alpha Orionis] |
piper betel (wn) | Piper betel
n 1: Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel
nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians [syn:
betel, betel pepper, Piper betel] |
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