Amadou

[æmәdu:]

Definition

(n.) A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Punk, spunk, German tinder.

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Definition

n. a soft spongy substance growing as a fungus on forest trees used as a styptic and as tinder.

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