rusot

noun

rus·​ot

ˈrəsət

variants or ruswut

-swət

plural -s

: an extract from the wood or roots of various shrubs of the genus Berberis that is used in India mixed with opium as an application to infected eyelids

Word History

Etymology

Hindi rasaut, raswat

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