| NOUN | plant | Mandragora officinarum, mandrake, devil's apples | 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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| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | mandrake, devil's apples | |
| Member of | Mandragora, genus Mandragora | A genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae |
| Parts | mandrake root, mandrake | The root of the mandrake plant |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | mandrágora, Mandragora officinarum, mandrágula | |
| Catalan | mandràgora | |
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