aphrodisiac

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The Russian dancer was entranced, according to “Nureyev,” a biography by Julie Kavanagh; once, he described Ms. Seymour’s dancing as a kind of artistic aphrodisiac.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023

Rhino horns are sold by poachers in South Asia, China, Vietnam and some other countries because of a belief that they contain an aphrodisiac and medicinal properties.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

So too can inequitable division of household labor—exhaustion with a side of resentment is hardly an aphrodisiac.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2020

It is, in part, a man called Elon Musk, who is a billionaire genius philanthropist and not a brand of aftershave with both aphrodisiac and organ-elongation properties.

From The Guardian • Jan. 5, 2020

The Hindoo physicians state that the root decoction in milk is aphrodisiac; the root is also regarded as an antidote for the bite of the “cobra da cabelho,” but its virtue is purely imaginary.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers