A beei (pronounced /ˈbiːdiː/, from Hindi बीड़ी, also spelled bidi or biri) is a thin, often flavored, South Asian cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a tendu (or temburini; Diospyros melonoxylon) leaf, and secured with colored thread at one end. Beedies, though smaller than regular cigarettes, produce three times more carbon monoxide and nicotine, and five times more tar. Tobacco content in beedies is 10-20% and, unlike regular cigarettes, beedies do not contain added chemicals. Like all tobacco products, use can cause various cancers.