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aphrodisiac
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aphrodisiac /aph·ro·dis·iac/ (af″ro-diz´e-ak)
1. arousing sexual desire.
2. a drug that arouses sexual desire.

aph·ro·dis·i·ac (fr-dz-k, -dz-)
adj.
Arousing, increasing, or intensifying sexual desire.
n.
An aphrodisiac drug or food.

aphro·di·sia·cal (-d-z-kl) adj.

Aphrodisiac
Any substance that excites sexual desire.
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aphrodisiac [af″ro-diz´e-ak]
1. arousing sexual desire.
2. a drug that arouses sexual desire.

aphrodisiac (aˈ·fr·dēˑ·zē·ak),
n/adj substance that enhances sexual desire.

aphrodisiac
1. arousing sexual desire.
2. a drug that arouses sexual instinct.


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Men trying to keep several wives happy and women competing with co-wives for their husbands' attentions has led to a boom in the sale of herbal aphrodisiacs in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria.
Aphrodisiacs, as you know, are those things that are supposed to make you sensitive to erotic stimulation.
In days gone by, when people didn't have such nourishing diets as today, aphrodisiacs were an important part of ensuring male and female potency in procreation.
 
 
 
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