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Goa powder

–noun
a brownish-yellow, odorless, crystalline powder obtained from the wood or the trunk of the Brazilian tree Andira araroba, used as a source of chrysarobin.
Also called araroba.


Origin:
1870–75; after Gôa
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Main Entry: Goa powder
Pronunciation: "gO-&-
Function: noun
: a bitter powder found in the wood of a Brazilian leguminous tree (Vataireopsisararoba) and valued as the chief source of the drug chrysarobin called also araroba
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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