YOHIMBE

Meaning of YOHIMBE in English

[ jəʊ'hɪmbeɪ ]

■ noun a tropical West African tree from which the drug yohimbine is obtained. [ Pausinystalia johimbe .]

Origin

C19: a local word.

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YOHIMBE — noun Etymology: New Latin, probably from a Bantu language of southern Cameroon Date: 1930 a tropical African tree ( Pausinystalia …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YOHIMBE — yōˈhimbā, yə-, -bē noun : a preparation of the bark of the yohimbé tree ( Pausinystalia yohimbe syn. Corynanthe yohimbe …
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YOHIMBÉ — yəˈhimbā, -bē noun also yo·him·bi -bē ; or yo·him·bi·hi -bəˌhē ( -s ) Etymology: of Bantu origin; akin to Duala …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOHIMBE — /yoh him"bay, -bee/ , n. a tropical African tree, Corynanthe johimbe, whose bark is a source of the alkaloid yohimbine. …
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YOHIMBE — noun Etymology: New Latin, probably from a Bantu language of southern Cameroon Date: 1930 : a tropical African tree ( …
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YOHIMBE — n. Pronunciation: y ō - ' him-b ā , y ə -, -b ē Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, probably …
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YOHIMBINE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from yohimbe Date: 1898 an alkaloid C 21 H 26 N 2 O 3 obtained …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YOHIMBIHI — noun see yohimbé
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YOHIMBI — noun see yohimbé
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOHIMBINE — -mˌbēn, -_bə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary yohimbé+ -ine 1. : a crystalline alkaloid C 21 H …
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YOHIMBINE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from yohimbe Date: 1898 : an alkaloid C 21 H 26 N 2 O 3 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOHIMBINE — [ jəʊ'hɪmbi:n ] ■ noun Chemistry a toxic compound obtained from the yohimbe tree, used in the treatment of impotence.
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YOHIMBINE — [yo.him.bine] n [ISV, fr. yohimbe, a tropical African tree (Corynanthe yohimbe) from which it is obtained] (1898): an alkaloid that …
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APHRODISIAC — any of various forms of stimulation thought to arouse sexual excitement. Aphrodisiacs may be classified in two principal groups: (1) …
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