HyperDic: mandrake

English > 2 senses of the word mandrake:
NOUNplantmandrake, mandrake rootthe root of the mandrake plant
plantmandrake, devil's apples, Mandragora officinaruma plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
mandrake > pronunciation
Soundsmae'ndrey.k
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English > mandrake: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningThe root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic.
Synonymmandrake root
Part ofmandrake, devil's apples, Mandragora officinarumA plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
Broaderroot(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
Spanishmandragora, mandrágora
Catalanmandràgora
English > mandrake: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningA plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers.
Synonymsdevil's apples, Mandragora officinarum
Member ofMandragora, genus MandragoraA genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae
Partsmandrake root, mandrakeThe root of the mandrake plant
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishmandrágora, Mandragora officinarum, mandrágula
Catalanmandràgora

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