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noun - a substance prepared from fungi for use as tinder
AMADOU - Amadou is a spongy material derived from Fomes fomentarius fungi that grow on the bark of coniferous and angiosperm trees, and have the appearance of...
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| A dotty round with you is such fun, Gus |
| Will mother do in there to keep the fly dry? |
| Immersed in stream, a doubt it'll do for tinder |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Aug 24 2007 The Times - Cryptic |
| Mar 23 2007 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
| Oct 26 1999 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
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| A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder. |
| A spongy substance made by drying certain bracket fungi and formerly used as an absorbent in medicine, as tinder, and for drying fishing flies. |
| Geographic Matches |
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| Amadou, Taroudannt, MOROCCO |
| Amadou, Agadir, MOROCCO |
| Amadou, (Region code: 02), TOGO |
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Amadou is a spongy material derived from Fomes fomentarius fungi that grow on the bark of coniferous and angiosperm trees, and have the appearance of a horse's hoof (thus the name "horse fungus"). It is also known as the "tinder fungus" and is useful for starting slow-burning fires. The fungus must be removed from the tree, the hard outer layer scraped off, and then thin strips of the inner spongy layer cut for use as tinder. * Amadou was a precious resource to ancient people, allowing them to start a fire by catching sparks from flint struck against iron pyrites. Remarkable evidence for this is provided by the discovery of the 5,000-year-old remains of "Ötzi the Iceman", who carried it on a cross-alpine excursion before his death and subsequent ice-entombment. * Amadou has great water-absorbing abilities. It is used in fly fishing for drying out dry flies that have become wet. Another use is for forming a felt-like fabric used in the making of hats and other items. It can be used as a kin |