betel nut• He picked up a thickpair of cutting shears and trimmed a betel nut.• The Annamese all chew betel nut.• One old woman chewed betel nut and nodded weakly as the bulletsboiled in.• The incident is passed on so that, over time, the betel nut becomes a symbol of eternal regeneration and devotion.• The betel nut lay in slices on a white dish.