English dictionary
bezoar
/'b/i/z/oU/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.
Source: webster1913