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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 777 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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AMADOU , a soft tough substance used as See also:

tinder, derived from Polyporus fomentarius, a fungus belonging to the See also:group Basidiomycetes and somewhat resembling a See also:mushroom in manner of growth. It grows upon old trees, especially the See also:oak, ash, See also:fir and See also:cherry. The fungus is cut into slices and then steeped in a See also:solution of See also:nitre. Amadou is prepared on the See also:continent of See also:Europe, chiefly in See also:Germany, but the fungus is a native of See also:Britain. Polyporus igniarius and other See also:species are also used, but yield an inferior product.

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