"beetle leaf" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beetle leaves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|beetle leaves}} beetle leaf (plural beetle leaves)
  1. Archaic spelling of betel leaf. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: betel leaf
    Sense id: en-beetle_leaf-en-noun-iXe5A7ci Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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