[yoh-him-been] 
| an alkaloid, C21H26N2O3, extracted from the bark of Corynanthe johimbe or Rauwolfia serpentina, used as a selective alpha-adrenergic receptor antagonist: purported to have aphrodisiac properties. |
| yo·him·bine (yō-hĭm'bēn') n. A poisonous alkaloid, C21H26N2O3, derived from the bark of a tree, Corynanthe yohimbe, and formerly used as an aphrodisiac, a local anesthetic, and a mydriatic. [New Latin yohimbe, specific epithet of Corynanthe yohimbe, species of tree from which it is derived (of Cameroonian Bantu origin; akin to Duala (Bantu language of Cameroon) djombe) + -ine2.] |
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