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be·zoar (bē′zôr′)

noun

a concretion found in the stomach or intestines of some animals, esp. ruminants, and sometimes humans, formerly thought to be an antidote for poisons

Etymology: Fr bézoard < Sp bezoar < Ar bāzahr < Pers pādzahr < pād, protecting (against) + zahr, poison

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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