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Definition of: amadou
(am′ə·d
) noun
A soft spongy combustible substance, prepared from several species of fungus (as Boletus, Polyporus, or Hernandia), found on old trees: used as tinder, especially after being steeped in a solution of saltpeter, and also as a styptic. [<F]
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