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picra

Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪkɹə/

The English word “picra” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin picra, from Ancient Greek πίκρα (píkra, “a kind of antidote”), from πικρός (pikrós, “sharp, bitter”).

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