BEZOAR


Meaning of BEZOAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbē-ˌzȯr ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic dialect bezuwār, from Arabic bāzahr, from Persian pād-zahr, from pād protecting (against) + zahr poison

Date: 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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