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



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