† faufeln.
Obsolete.
= areca n.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > areca palms
areca1588
faufel1594
drunken date1597
pinang1606
cabbage tree1661
betel-tree1681
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cabbage palm1770
cabbage palmetto1802
betel palm1861
catechu palm1866
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > yielding masticatory products > [noun] > areca palm, nut, or leaf
areca1588
faufel1594
drunken date1597
supari1598
pinang1606
betel nut1681
monkey-face1700
betel palm1861
catechu palm1866
1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. vi. f. 256v That Indian tree, which is called Faufell.
1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 684 The Betel and Faufel (the first of the Pepper, the latter of the Palm kind).
1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 766 The Indians chew the Leaves instead of Betel with the Faufel or Arequa.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Faufel, the fruit of a species of the palm-tree. And in later Dicts.
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