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amadou \am"adou\, n. f. amadou tinder, prop. lure, bait, fr.
   amadouer to allure, caress, perh. fr. icel. mata to feed,
   which is akin to e. 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 tinder, for which purpose it is
   prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter. --ure.
   1913 webster
see also:
boletus polyporus 

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