Found 2 items, similar to araroba.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: araroba araroba n : a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases [syn: Goa powder , chrysarobin]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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. It is the material from which chrysarobin is obtained. [1913 Webster]