tabasheer \tab`a*sheer"\ (t[a^]b`[.a]*sh[=e]r"), n. [Per.
tab[=a]sh[imac]r: cf. Skr. tvakksh[imac]r[=a],
tvaksh[imac]r[=a].]
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 bilious vomitings,
bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases.
[1913 Webster]