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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 bilions vomitings, bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases.
Origin: Per. Tabashir: cf. Skr. Tvakkshira, tvakshira.
(01 Mar 1998)
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