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• Andira araroba — Goa powder Go a pow der [So called from Goa, on the Malabar coast, whither it was shipped from Portugal.] A bitter powder (also called {araroba}) found in the interspaces of the wood of a Brazilian tree ({Andira araroba}) and used as a medicine.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Araroba powder — is a drug occurring in the form of a yellowish brown powder, varying considerably in tint, which derives an alternative name, Goa powder, from the Portuguese colony of Goa, where it appears to have been introduced about the year 1852, and is also …   Wikipedia

• Andira — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Andira Letra E Andira anthelmia …   Wikipedia Español

• araroba — [ar΄ə rō′bə, är΄ə rō′bə] n. [Port < Tupí name] 1. a bitter, yellow powder obtained from cavities in the trunk of a Brazilian tree (Andira araroba) of the pea family and used to make the drug chrysarobin; Goa powder 2. this tree …   English World dictionary

• araroba — noun a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases • Syn: ↑Goa powder, ↑chrysarobin • Hypernyms: ↑powder * * * ˌarəˈrōbə noun ( s) Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

• araroba — Goa powder Go a pow der [So called from Goa, on the Malabar coast, whither it was shipped from Portugal.] A bitter powder (also called {araroba}) found in the interspaces of the wood of a Brazilian tree ({Andira araroba}) and used as a medicine.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• araroba — /ar euh roh beuh/, n. 1. the wood of a Brazilian, leguminous tree, Andira araroba, from which Goa powder is derived. 2. Pharm. See Goa powder. [ < Pg < Tupi, perh. var. of ARARIBÁ] * * * …   Universalium

• araroba — a•ra•ro•ba [[t]ˌær əˈroʊ bə[/t]] n. pl. bas 1) pln a Brazilian tree, Andira araroba, of the legume family, from which Goa powder is derived 2) pha pln Goa powder • Etymology: 1890–1900; < Pg < Tupi …   From formal English to slang

• Andīra — Lam., Gattung der Leguminosen, hohe Bäume mit unpaarig gefiederten Blättern, rosenroten oder violetten Blüten in endständigen, stark rispigen Trauben und steinfruchtartiger, ei oder verkehrt eiförmiger, einsamiger Hülfe. Etwa 20 Arten im… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Goa powder — noun a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases • Syn: ↑araroba, ↑chrysarobin • Hypernyms: ↑powder * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: goa ( …   Useful english dictionary