HyperDic: genus_mandragora

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Mandragora:
NOUNplantgenus Mandragora, Mandragoraa genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae
English > genus Mandragora: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae.
SynonymMandragora
Member ofSolanaceae, family Solanaceae, potato familylarge and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous
Membersmandrake, 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
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus mandragora, mandragora
Catalangenus mandragora, mandragora, Mandragora

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