ETYM French bézoard, from Arabic bâzahr, bâdizahr, from Per. pâd-zahr bezoar; pâd protecting + zahr poison; cf. Portu. and Spanish bezoar.
A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for some diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.
Stony material found in ruminants' stomachs.
Stonelike mass found in stomach of ruminants, formerly used in East as antidote to poison.