Definition of aphrodisiac
: an agent (such as a food or drug) that arouses or is held to arouse sexual desire
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Snake blood is infused into rice wine in the same region, and consumed for its purported aphrodisiac qualities.
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The smell of burning rubber is apparently an aphrodisiac for NASCAR fans.
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At the Palace of Versailles, courtiers regarded the drink as an aphrodisiac.
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Origin and Etymology of aphrodisiac
Greek aphrodisiakos sexual, gem with aphrodisiac properties, from aphrodisia heterosexual pleasures, from neuter plural of aphrodisios of Aphrodite, from Aphroditē
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Medical Definition of aphrodisiac
: an aphrodisiac agent
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