单词 | amadou |
释义 | amadou/ˈaməduː![]() noun [mass noun] historical A spongy substance made by drying certain bracket fungi and formerly used as an absorbent in medicine, as tinder, and for drying fishing flies.Most fly fishermen have heard of amadou, the fungus traditionally used to expel moisture from dry flies....
OriginLate 18th century: from French, from Latin amator 'lover' (because it easily ignites). |
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