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Goa powder

noun

  1. 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.

Goa powder

noun

  1. another name for araroba

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Goa powder1

First recorded in 1870–75; after Gôa
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Example Sentences

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The Goa powder or araroba is contained in the trunk, filling crevices in the heartwood.

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