PICRA

Etymology

Noun

picra (uncountable)

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

Anagrams

• Capri, capri, carpi

Source: Wiktionary


Pi"cra, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Med.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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