picra

English

Etymology

From Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek πίκρα (píkra, a kind of antidote), from πικρός (pikrós, sharp, bitter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaɪkɹə/

Noun

picra (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, dated or historical) The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic.

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