Goa powder

noun

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.
Also called araroba.

Origin of Goa powder

First recorded in 1870–75; after Gôa

British Dictionary definitions for goa powder

Goa powder

noun

another name for araroba (def. 2)