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20 words match “ISIAC”

ISIAC a.
Pertaining to the goddess Isis; as, Isiac mysteries.
ANAPHRODISIAC a.
Same as Antaphrodisiac. Dunglison.
ANTAPHRODISIAC a. 2 definitions
Capable of blunting the venereal appetite. -- n.
ANTIAPHRODISIAC a.
Same as Antaphrodisiac.
APHRODISIAC n.
That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) excites to venery.
APHRODISIAC; APHRODISIACAL a.
Exciting venereal desire; provocative to venery.
PARADISIAC; PARADISIACAL a.
r pertaining to paradise; suitable to, or like, paradise. C. Kingsley. T. Burnet. "A paradisiacal scene." Pope. The valley . . . is of quite paradisiac beauty. G. Eliot.
ANTAPHRODITIC a.
Antaphrodisiac.
DAMIANA n.
A Mexican drug, used as an aphrodisiac.
ERYNGIUM n.
les in appearance. Eryngium maritimum, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.
MUSA n.
genous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M. paradisiaca of Linnæus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (M. Ensete), the Philippine Island (M. textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of Banana and Plantain.…
PARADISAIC; PARADISAICAL a.
Of or pertaining to, or resembling, paradise; paradisiacal. "Paradisaical pleasures." Gray.
PARADISAL a.
Paradisiacal.
PARADISEAN a.
Paradisiacal.
PARADISIAL; PARADISIAN a.
Paradisiacal. [R.]
PARADISIC a.
Paradisiacal. [R.] Broome.
PARADISICAL a.
Paradisiacal. [R.]
PLANTAIN n. 2 definitions
A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called plantains. See Musa.
VENEREAL a.
Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac.
VENEREOUS a.
Venereal; exciting lust; aphrodisiac. [Obs.]