Bezoars

/ˈbɛzoʊ.ɑrz/ noun

Definition

Plural of bezoar; multiple indigestible masses, or multiple stones supposedly having curative properties.

Etymology

Simple plural of bezoar, maintaining the Persian etymology across all forms.

Kelly Says

Museums still have bezoars from royal collections, and they're worth studying—not for medicine, but because they tell us so much about what people desperately hoped to believe!

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