groene amara, noun phrase
- Forms:
- Also groen amara, groenamare, and with initial capitals.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, groene combining form of groen green + amara bitter medicine.
A patent medicine made from a variety of herbs and taken for the relief of stomach and chest complaints. See also (old) Dutch medicine (Dutch adjective sense 2).
1958 E.H. Burrows Hist. of Medicine 187We had our own boere-rate: white and brown dulsies, Hoffmann’s droppels, groene amara, versterk droppels, red powder, [etc.].
A patent medicine made from a variety of herbs and taken for the relief of stomach and chest complaints.
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