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Goa powder
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English
Araroba powder
Etymology
So called from Goa, on the Malabar coast, where it was shipped from Portugal.
Noun
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A bitter powder found in the interspaces of the wood of a Brazilian tree (Vataireopsis araroba species) and used to treat eczema and other skin diseases.
en araroba Bahia powder
Translations
a bitter powder found in the Andira araroba tree, used as a medicine
Portuguese: pt araroba f
See also
en chrysarobin