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yohimbe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
yohimbe
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An African tree Pausinystalia johimbe

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The bark of this tree used as an aphrodisiac

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

By way of French or German, perhaps ultimately from Duala yombwa, the native name for the tree.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

yohimbes (plural) yohimba (alternative)

Derived Forms

yohimbine

Questions

What does yohimbe mean?
An African tree Pausinystalia johimbe
Where does yohimbe come from?
By way of French or German, perhaps ultimately from Duala yombwa, the native name for the tree.

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