Bezoar
Be·zoar
Bezoar
n.
- 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.
Phrases & Compounds
- Bezoar antelope
- See Antelope.
- Bezoar goat
- the wild goat (Capra ægagrus).
- Bezoar mineral
- an old preparation of oxide of antimony.