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Webster 1913 Edition
tabasheer
tabˊa-sheer′
(tăbˊȧ-shēr′)
, Noun.
[Per.
tabāshīr
: cf. Skr. tvakkshīrā
, tvakshīrā
.] A concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly valued in the East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings, bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tabasheer
TABASHEER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
tabasheer
tabasheer
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Noun
tabasheer (countable and uncountable, plural tabasheers)
- A translucent white substance, composed mainly of silica and water with traces of lime and potash, obtained from the nodal joints of some species of bamboo and used in traditional Asian medicine.