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yohimbine definition

yo·him·bine (yō him′bēn)

noun

a poisonous alkaloid, CHNO, obtained from quebracho bark and the bark of a West African tree (Corynanthe yohimbé) of the madder family: formerly used as an aphrodisiac

Etymology: < yohimbé, a tropical Afr tree (of Bantu orig.) + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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