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Goa powder

American  

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 British  

noun

  1. another name for araroba

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Etymology

Origin of Goa powder

First recorded in 1870–75; after Gôa

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

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