Definition of aphrodisiac
:an agent (such as a food or drug) that arouses or is held to arouse sexual desire
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Oh, and basil, an herb that Fellini would notably request in his meals, for its aphrodisiac effects.
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Oh, and basil, an herb that Fellini would notably request in his meals, for its aphrodisiac effects.
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High prices for crocodile skin, meat, and penises—used as an aphrodisiac across East Africa— have attracted some professional hunters, even as larger numbers of impoverished local people try to muscle in on the trade.
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The dried roots of the plant have been coveted for centuries in East Asia as an energy-enhancer, aphrodisiac and all-purpose tonic.
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The tension inherent in book-club discussion can be its own aphrodisiac, too.
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They are valued in several cultures for their emblematic horns, believed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac benefits.
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Whether or not oysters are your aphrodisiac, plenty of other nosh options will be on hand, with Sierra Nevada brews, craft cocktails and wines to wash it down.
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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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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
Medical Dictionary
adjective
aph·ro·di·si·ac
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ˌaf-rə-ˈdē-zē-ˌak
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variants:
also
aphrodisiacal
play
\ˌaf-rəd-ə-ˈzī-ə-kəl, -ˈsī-\
medical Definition of aphrodisiac
:exciting sexual desire
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