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Webster 1913 Edition


Damiana

Daˊmi-a′na

,
Noun.
[NL.; of uncertain origin.]
(Med.)
A Mexican drug, used as an aphrodisiac.
☞ There are several varieties derived from different plants, esp. from a species of
Turnera
and from
Bigelovia veneta
.
Wood & Bache.

Definition 2024


damiana

damiana

English

Noun

damiana (uncountable)

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