I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dizēˌak adjective
or aph·ro·di·si·a·cal -_di|sīəkəl, -|zī-
Etymology: Greek aphrodisiakos sexual, from aphrodisia
: provocative of or exciting sexual desire
the labored unreserve of aphrodisiac novels — C.E.Montague
hatches aphrodisiacal schemes … when confronted with temptations of the flesh — Time
II. noun
( -s )
: an aphrodisiac agent
odors and … other chemical stimuli which are aphrodisiacs — A.C.Kinsey
the reputation of cantharides as an aphrodisiac — C.H.Thienes