BEZOAR


Meaning of BEZOAR in English

[be.zoar] n [MF, fr. ML, fr. Ar dial. bezuwar, fr. Ar bazahr, fr. Per pad-zahr, fr. pad protecting (against) + zahr poison] (1577): any of various calculi found chiefly in the gastrointestinal organs and formerly believed to possess magical properties--called also bezoar stone

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