Definition of amadou in English:

amadou

nounˈaməduː

mass nounhistorical

A spongy substance made by drying certain bracket fungi and formerly used as an absorbent in medicine, as tinder, and for drying fishing flies.
Example sentencesExamples
- Most fly fishermen have heard of amadou, the fungus traditionally used to expel moisture from dry flies.
- The traditional method to prepare amadou as tinder is to fill a pot with the fungus and to add enough strong urine to cover it.
- From the early medieval period until the invention of the match a treated fungus product called amadou was widely used to speed the process.

Late 18th century: from French, from Latin amator 'lover' (because it easily ignites).

单词	amadou
释义	Definition of amadou in English: amadou nounˈaməduː mass nounhistorical A spongy substance made by drying certain bracket fungi and formerly used as an absorbent in medicine, as tinder, and for drying fishing flies. Example sentencesExamples Most fly fishermen have heard of amadou, the fungus traditionally used to expel moisture from dry flies. The traditional method to prepare amadou as tinder is to fill a pot with the fungus and to add enough strong urine to cover it. From the early medieval period until the invention of the match a treated fungus product called amadou was widely used to speed the process. Origin Late 18th century: from French, from Latin amator 'lover' (because it easily ignites).
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