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- PICRAstagnum Africae in Marmarica regione apud Hammonis oraculum, cis illud 100. stad. qua Alex. Magnus cum ad illud oraculum consulendum, pergeret, transiisse fertur. Diod. Siculus.
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picra — /pikˈrə/ noun short for ↑hiera picra ORIGIN: Gr pikros bitter • • • picˈrate noun A highly explosive salt of picric acid picˈric adjective picˈrite noun (mineralogy) A coarse grained igneous rock composed mainly of olivine with ferromagnesian… … Useful english dictionary
Picra — Pi cra, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? sharp, bitter.] (Med.) The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hiera-picra — /hīˈə rə pikˈrə/ noun A purgative drug made from aloes and canella bark (also hickˈery pickˈery or higˈry pigˈry) ORIGIN: Gr hierā (fem), sacred, and pikrā (fem), bitter … Useful english dictionary
hiera picra — ˌhīərəˈpikrə noun Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, powerful or sacred antidote : a cathartic powder made of aloes and canella bark … Useful english dictionary
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