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the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Amadou
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a soft tough substance used as tinder, derived from Polyporus fomentarius, a fungus belonging to the group Basidiomycetes and somewhat resembling a mushroom in manner of growth. It grows upon old trees, especially the oak, ash, fir and cherry. The fungus is cut into slices and then steeped in a solution of nitre. Amadou is prepared on the continent of Europe, chiefly in Germany, but the fungus is a native of Britain. Polyporus igniarius and other species are also used, but yield an inferior product.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Amadou'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/amadou.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Amadou'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/amadou.html. 1910.
