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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Turnera diffusa, an American passifloraceous shrub used in making a traditional Mexican liqueur, and as an aphrodisiac..
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.
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; […].
Use damiana when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Damiana means Turnera diffusa, an American passifloraceous shrub used in making a traditional Mexican liqueur, and as an aphrodisiac..
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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.
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