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mandrake

mand·rake

UK/ˈmændɹeɪk/ US/ˈmæˌndreɪk/ uncommon slang

noun

1.

the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic

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2.

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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Origin

From Middle English mandrake, mandroke, an alteration of mandragora with the ending -dragora reinterpreted as related to dragon and replaced with native drake, from Old English mandragora, from Medieval Latin mandragorās, from Ancient Greek μανδραγόρας (mandragóras).

Phrases

  • American mandrake
  • mandrake apple
  • mandrake root
  • mandrake shriek
  • mandrake wine
  • wild mandrake

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