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noun
1.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, especially ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
2.
Obsolete. a counterpoison or antidote.
Origin:
1470–80; earlier bezear < Medieval Latin bezahar < Arabic bā(di)zahr < Persian pād-zahr counterpoison; -o- < Neo-Latin
1470–80; earlier bezear < Medieval Latin bezahar < Arabic bā(di)zahr < Persian pād-zahr counterpoison; -o- < Neo-Latin
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Word Origin & History
bezoar
late 15c., ultimately from Arabic bazahr, from Pers. pad-zahr "counter-poison," from pad "protecting, guardian, master" (from Iranian *patar-, cf. Avestan patar-, from PIE *pa-tor-, from base *pa- "to protect, feed") + zahr "poison" (from O.Ir. *jathra, from PIE *gwhn-tro-, from base *gwhen- "to strike,
EXPANDkill"). Originally "antidote," later specifically in reference to a concoction from solid matter found in the stomachs and intestines of ruminants, which was held to have antidotal qualities (1570s).
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bezoar be·zoar (bē'zôr')
n.
A hard indigestible mass of material, such as hair, vegetable fibers, or the seeds and skins of fruits, formed in the alimentary canal.
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