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hiera picra

hiera picra noun: a warming cathartic medicine made from aloes and canella.

Noun

hiera picra (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A warming cathartic medicine made from aloes and canella.
    • His hiera picra formula called for aloes, spices and herbs; the compound was made into an electuary.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 77

Forms of hiera picra

alternative formhickery-pickery
alternative formhickory-pickery
alternative formhigry-pigry

Origin of hiera picra

From New Latin hiera picra, from Ancient Greek ἱερᾱ́ πίκρᾱ (hierā́ píkrā, literally “sacred bitterness”).

Questions about hiera picra

What does hiera picra mean?
Hiera picra means a warming cathartic medicine made from aloes and canella.
What part of speech is hiera picra?
Hiera picra is a noun.

Words near hiera picra in the dictionary

  1. hiemal
  2. hiemation
  3. Hiemstra
  4. Hiemstras
  5. Hienadz
  6. hiera picra
  7. Hieracian
  8. Hieracians
  9. Hieracite
  10. Hieracites
  11. Hieraconpolis

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