[pet pīk khīo] (n, exp) EN: Common TealFR: Sarcelle d'hiver [ f ] ; Sarcelle à ailes vertes [ f ] ; Sarcelle sarcelline [ f ] ; Petite Sarcelle [ f ] ; Sarcelline [ f ] ; Arcanette [ f ]
‖n.; pl.Arcana [ L., fr. arcanus closed, secret, fr. arca chest, box, fr. arcere to inclose. See Ark. ] 1. A secret; a mystery; -- generally used in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]
Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Med.) A secret remedy; an elixir. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]