Meanings
plural damianas
- uncountableusuallyTurnera diffusa, an American passifloraceous shrub used in making a traditional Mexican liqueur, and as an aphrodisiac.
- uncountableusuallyA preparation made from this plant.
In 1878, the firm's fluid extract of guaraná sold for $10 per pound, while[…]damiana (for the treatment of male sexual dysfunction) fetched $4.00; […].
2022, Seth Garfield, Guaraná […] , Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, →ISBN1 more example
But most likely my judgement was distorted by my contempt for his acting the young buck [...] for ever waxing his moustaches and loading himself with medicaments supposed to replace the failing sap of youth, glycerophosphates, formates, nux vomica, yohimba, damiana.
1963, Xavier Herbert, Distubing Element, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 178
Translations
Czech damiána, pastala rozprostřená
- damiánaplant
- pastala rozprostřenáplant
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damiana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damiana
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