NOUN | plant | genus Mandragora, Mandragora | a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae |
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Meaning | A genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae. | |
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Synonym | Mandragora | |
Member of | Solanaceae, family Solanaceae, potato family | large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous |
Members | mandrake, devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum | A plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers |
Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
Spanish | genus mandragora, mandragora | |
Catalan | genus mandragora, mandragora, Mandragora |
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