damiana

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noun

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

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

noundamiana (usually uncountable, plural damianas)

plural damianas

  1. uncountableusuallyTurnera diffusa, an American passifloraceous shrub used in making a traditional Mexican liqueur, and as an aphrodisiac.
  2. 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, →ISBN
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    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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APA

damiana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damiana

MLA

“damiana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damiana. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “damiana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damiana.

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