Etymology

picra

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Today it means: The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic. Full definition →

Medieval Latin picra ← Ancient Greek πίκρα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπίκρα“a kind of antidote”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived frompicra
  3. English todaypicra

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

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