Badiaga

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

  Badiaga \Bad`i*a"ga\ (b[a^]d`[i^][=a]"g[.a] or
     b[.a]d*y[aum]"g[.a]), n. [Russ. badiaga.] (Zool.)
     A fresh-water sponge {(Spongilla)}, common in the north of
     Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid
     marks of bruises.
     [1913 Webster]