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TABASHEER

\tˌabɐʃˈi͡ə], \tˌabɐʃˈi‍ə], \t_ˌa_b_ɐ_ʃ_ˈiə]\

Definitions of TABASHEER

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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An excretion found at the joints of the bamboo in India and Brazil, employed as a tonic and cough remedy.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

A substance found in the stems of bamboos, and other grasses, consisting of silica, and sometimes potash, mixed with a little lime and vegetable matter.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A silicious secretion found in the interior of the stem of the large Indian bamboo, highly valued in the East Indies as a medicine.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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