DAMIANAS

DAMIANA

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



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