Category:Tabasheer

Tab`a*sheer", n. [per. tabashir: cf. Skr. tvakkshira, tvakshira.]

Defn: 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.