bedeguar

 [bed-i-gahr]  

bed·e·guar

   [bed-i-gahr]
noun
a gall on roses, especially the sweetbrier, produced by a gall wasp.
Also, bed·e·gar.

Origin:
1570–80; < Middle French < Arabic < Persian bād-āwar(d) windfall, literally, wind-brought
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Bedeguar is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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