Adarce

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adarce \A*dar"ce\, n. [L. adarce, adarca, Gr. ?.]
     A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in
     Galatia. It is soft and porous, and was formerly used for
     cleansing the skin from freckles and tetters, and also in
     leprosy. --Dana.
     [1913 Webster]