"beetle nut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beetle nuts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} beetle nut (plural beetle nuts)
  1. Obsolete spelling of betel nut. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: betel nut
    Sense id: en-beetle_nut-en-noun-6FLueAYh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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