amadou
/ˈæməˌduː/
noun
- A spongy, flammable material made from the flesh of certain fungi, used as tinder for starting fires.
- In the old days, people carried amadou in a small pouch to start campfires quickly.
- The survivalist used amadou to catch a spark from his flint and steel.
- The hiker learned how to prepare amadou from a bracket fungus found on birch trees.