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1913
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Hierapicra
‖
Hi′e-ra-pi′cra
,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἱερόσ
sacred + [GREEK] bitter.]
(med.)
A warming cathartic medicine, made of aloes and canella bark.
Dunglison.
Definition
2025
hierapicra
hierapicra
English
Noun
hierapicra
(
uncountable
)
(
medicine
,
archaic
)
A warming
cathartic
medicine
made from
aloes
and
canella
.
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Etymology
New
Latin
, from
Ancient Greek
meaning "sacred" and "bitter".
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