AMADOU


Meaning of AMADOU in English

/am"euh dooh'/ , n.

a spongy substance prepared from fungi, Polyporus ( Fomes ) fomentarius and allied species, growing on trees, used as tinder and in surgery.

[ 1805-15; amadouer to coax, influence by flattery. v. deriv. of Pr, OPr amadou ( r ) lover amator -, s. of amator (see AMATEUR); name is usually explained by the conventional assoc. between love and highly combustible substances ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .