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CIDE DICTIONARY

tabasheer

CIDE DICTIONARY

tabasheern. [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.  [1913 Webster]

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