DAMIANA

Noun

damiana (uncountable)

Turnera diffusa, an American passifloraceous shrub used in making a traditional Mexican liqueur.

Anagrams

• Adamian

Source: Wiktionary


Da`mi*a"na, n. Etym: [NL.; of uncertain origin.] (Med.)

Definition: A Mexican drug, used as an aphrodisiac.

Note: There are several varieties derived from different plants, esp. from a species of Turnera and from Bigelovia veneta. Wood & Bache.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

6 January 2025

PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

coffee icon