Ăm'a-dōu, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. amadou, tinder, prop. lure, bait, sc. of the fire, from amadouer, to lure, allure, caress.] A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from a species of agaric [Boletus igniarius] which grows on old trees. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter. Ure.