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man·drag·o·ra

(măn-drăg′ər-ə)

[Middle English; see mandrake.]

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man•drake

(ˈmæn dreɪk, -drɪk)

n.

1. a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form.

2. May apple.

[1275–1325; alter. of mandrage (taken by folk etym. as man + drake² in sense “dragon”), probably < Middle Dutch < Medieval Latin mandragora mandragora]

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Mandragora - a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae

genus Mandragora

asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

family Solanaceae, potato family, Solanaceae - large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra

devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum, mandrake - 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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