- vegetable bezoar
- noun
: a concretion formed of the hairs of crimson clover, the awns of oats, or similar vegetable matter in the stomach of a ruminating animal to which it is sometimes fatal
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vegetable bezoar
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Bezoar — A clump or wad of swallowed food and/or hair. Bezoars can sometimes be found to cause blockage of the digestive system, especially at the exit of the stomach. When a bezoar is composed of hair, it is referred to as a hairball or trichobezoar.… … Medical dictionary
bezoar — noun /ˈbiːzɔɹ/ a) A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in an animals intestines. A hairball. b) An enterolith. See Also: phytobezoar, trichobezoar … Wiktionary
calapite — ˈcalapite, ˈcalappite [In Fr. calapite: f. Malay calapa, kalappa, the coco nut.] A stony concretion sometimes found in the coco nut, and used as an amulet; a vegetable bezoar … Useful english dictionary
calappite — ˈcalapite, ˈcalappite [In Fr. calapite: f. Malay calapa, kalappa, the coco nut.] A stony concretion sometimes found in the coco nut, and used as an amulet; a vegetable bezoar … Useful english dictionary
List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… … Wikipedia
trichophytobezoar — A mixed hair and food ball, consisting of vegetable fibers, seeds and skins of fruits, and animal hair matted together to form a ball in the stomach of humans or other animals, especially ruminants. SYN: phytotrichobezoar. [tricho + G. phyton,… … Medical dictionary
phytobezoar — A gastric concretion formed of vegetable fibers, with the seeds and skins of fruits, and sometimes starch granules and fat globules. SYN: food ball. [phyto + bezoar] * * * phy·to·be·zoar .fīt ō bē .zō(ə)r n a concretion formed in the stomach or… … Medical dictionary
phytobezoar — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phyt + bezoar : a bezoar composed chiefly of undigested compacted vegetable fiber … Useful english dictionary
