tabasheer

noun

tab·​a·​sheer

variants or less commonly tabashir

ˌtabəˈshi(ə)r

plural -s

: a siliceous concretion in the joints of the bamboo valued in the East Indies as a medicine

Word History

Etymology

Hindi tabāshīr, from Persian

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