Look up: Amadou

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   Amadou
   Amadou is the name of several fungi of the genus Polyporus, they have a leathery appearance and grow on trees. When cut into slices and beaten into a felt it was used to plug wounds and to stop bleeding. The felt steeped in saltpetre forms German tinder.
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   Amadou
   Am'a·dou noun [ French amadou tinder, prop. lure, bait, from amadouer to allure, caress, perhaps from Icelandic mata to feed, which is akin to English meat .] 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 tin ...
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   amadou
   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. ... Origin: F. Amadou tinder, prop. Lure, bait, fr. Amadouer to allu ...
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   Amadou
   `Amadou` is a spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi. The species generally used is `Fomes fomentarius` (formerly `Ungulina fomentaria` or `Polyporus fomentarius`) which in English is also called horse's hoof fungus or tinder fungus. It is used as tinder (especially after being pounded flat, and boiled or soaked in a solution of nitre)and also used when smouldering as a portable firelighter. It is also used in fly fishing for dry...
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   Amadou
   • (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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