Goa powder

noun

: a bitter powder found in the wood of a Brazilian leguminous tree (Andira araroba) and valued as the chief source of the drug chrysarobin

called also araroba

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“Goa powder.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Goa%20powder. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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