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bezoar

be·zoar [ b zàwr ] (plural be·zoars)


noun 
Definition:
 
hard mass of material: a hard mass of material such as fruit or hair found in the intestines of a ruminant animal, formerly believed to be an antidote to poison

[15th century. Via French bezourd< Arabic badhizahr< Persian padzahr< pad "protection (against)" + zahr "poison"]
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