Mandrake

['mændreɪk] or ['mændrek]

解释:

(noun.) a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers.

厄玛编辑--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the Mediterranean region.

(n.) The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). See May apple under May, and Podophyllum.

录入:史黛西

同义词及近义词：

n. May-apple (Podyphyllum peltatum).

艾利森手打

解释:

n. a plant of the genus Mandragora with narcotic properties once regarded as an aphrodisiac shrieking when pulled out of the ground.—Mandrag′ora (Shak.).

校对:朗达