aphrodisiac

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(Hakuoro: I have heard it is a powerful aphrodisiac, and must try some for myself.)

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  1. adjective Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.
  2. noun Something, such as a drug or food, having such an effect.

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  • I soaked her scarf in aphrodisiac, leaving nothing to chance. —  F ;SF - vol 092 issue 01 - January 1997
  • Wall Street and bankers are the un-aphrodisiac: "Bonfire of the Vanities," Old Man Potter of "It's a Wonderful Life" and, of course, Gordon Gekko of Oliver Stone's "Wall Street." —  Free Democracy
  • Oysters: Perhaps the primary reason oysters became a famous aphrodisiac is their resemblance to female genitalia. —  english.chosun.com : Total
  • An aphrodisiac is a substance which increase sexual desire, though they work in many different ways to affect sexual desire and sexual performance. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • (Hakuoro: I have heard it is a powerful aphrodisiac, and must try some for myself.) —  Comments for Azure Flame
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Greek aphrodīsiakos, from aphrodīsiā, sexual pleasures, from Aphrodītē, Aphrodite.

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  1. from Gr.αφροδισιακός, venereal, from )Αφροδίσιος, pertaining to Aphrodite, from )Αφροδίτη, Venus: see Aphrodite.
 

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