Mandrake

['mændreɪk] or ['mændrek]

Definition

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

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Definition

(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.

Editor: Stacy

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. May-apple (Podyphyllum peltatum).

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Definition

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.).

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