BEZOAR


Meaning of BEZOAR in English

[ 'bi:zɔ: , 'bɛzəʊα: ]

■ noun

1》 a small stony concretion which may form in the stomachs of certain animals, formerly used as an antidote for various ailments.

2》 a wild goat with flat scimitar-shaped horns, the ancestor of the domestic goat. [ Capra aegagrus .]

Origin

C15: from Fr. ~d , based on Arab. bāzahr , from Pers. pādzahr 'antidote'.

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