betelnuts
Asian palm seeds
Betel nuts are the seeds of the areca palm, chewed as a mild stimulant across South and Southeast Asia.
The nut is typically wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste, producing a red juice that stains teeth and lips.
Chewing betel is a widespread social custom, though linked to oral cancer.
Also spelled as two words: betel nuts.
Crush food orally
Hand's flat interior
- drupeSeed-bearing fleshy fruit
- endospermSeed's internal nutrient tissue
- huskDry seed covering
- kernelSeed or essential core
nut · seed · tropical · cultivation · harvest · plantation · fiber · green
Active mental awareness
- energyPower to do work
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- wakefulnessState of being conscious
- focusConcentrated attention point
stimulation · buzz · dopamine · intoxication · psychoactive · excitation · addiction · dependence
Largest continental landmass
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- socialConcerning community life
gathering · marriage · offering · status · symbolic · festivity · heritage · indigenous
Cancer-promoting agent
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- WHOUN health authority
- stainingApplying dye or pigment
- fibrosisPathological connective tissue buildup
precancerous · withdrawal · dependence · ban · warning · risk · harmful
masticate
Crush food orally
teeth · jaw · chewing · savor · bite · spit · lip · gnaw · grind · cud
palm
Hand's flat interior
kernel · nut · seed · tropical · cultivation · harvest · plantation · fiber · green · ripe
alertness
Active mental awareness
- energyPower to do work
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- wakefulnessState of being conscious
focus · stimulation · buzz · dopamine · intoxication · psychoactive · excitation · addiction · dependence · tolerance
Asia
Largest continental landmass
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
social · gathering · marriage · offering · status · symbolic · festivity · heritage · indigenous · tribal
carcinogen
Cancer-promoting agent
fibrosis · precancerous · withdrawal · dependence · ban · warning · risk · harmful