‖ picra Pharmacy.
(ˈpɪkrə)
[Short for hiera picra (Gr. πικρά bitter).]
A bitter cathartic powder or paste: = hiera picra.
| 1860 Bushnell in Life xxi. (1880) 439, I used to have a certain pride in taking picra without crying. |
‖ picra Pharmacy.
(ˈpɪkrə)
[Short for hiera picra (Gr. πικρά bitter).]
A bitter cathartic powder or paste: = hiera picra.
| 1860 Bushnell in Life xxi. (1880) 439, I used to have a certain pride in taking picra without crying. |
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