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From Hindi तबाशीर (tabāśīr).

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tabasheer (countable and uncountable, plural tabasheers)

 
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  1. A translucent white substance, composed mainly of silica and water with traces of lime and potash, obtained from the nodal joints of some species of bamboo and used in traditional Asian medicine.

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