AMADOU
Etymology
Noun
amadou (uncountable)
A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.
Source: Wiktionary
Am"a*dou, n. Etym: [F. amadou tinder, prop. lure, bait, fr. amadouer
to allure, caress, perh. fr. Icel. mata to feed, which is akin to E.
meat.]
Definition: 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. Ure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition