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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•a•dou (am′ə do̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. - Fungia spongy substance prepared from fungi, Polyporus (Fomes) fomentarius and allied species, growing on trees, used as tinder and in surgery.
- Latin amātōr-, stem of amātor (see amateur); name is usually explained by the conventional association between love and highly combustible substances
- French, Middle French, apparently noun, nominal derivative of amadouer to coax, influence by flattery. verb, verbal derivative of Provencal, Old Provencal amadou(r) lover
- 1805–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: amadou /ˈæməˌduː/ n - a spongy substance made from certain fungi, such as Polyporus (or Fomes) fomentarius and related species, used as tinder to light fires, in medicine to stop bleeding, and, esp formerly, by anglers to dry off dry flies between casts
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Provençal: lover, from Latin amātor, from amāre to love; so called because it readily ignites |