hiera picra

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A warming cathartic medicine made from aloes and canella. historical,uncountable
    — His hiera picra formula called for aloes, spices and herbs; the compound was made into an electuary.

词形变化

hickery-pickery alternative hickory-pickery alternative higry-pigry alternative

词源

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