mandrake
a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form.
the May apple.
Origin of mandrake
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How to use mandrake in a sentence
I read in your souls that ye keep mandrakes at home, which will bring you to hell fire.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche | Anatole FranceWith these old myths are tied up, perchance, the mandrakes of King James's version.
Thus is Albertus to be received when he affirmeth, that Mandrakes represent man-kind with the distinction of either Sex.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3) | Thomas BrowneI saw that lady in the woods of St. Valier, when I was gathering mandrakes one summer day.
The Golden Dog | William KirbyNow Reubel, the eldest son of Lea, brought apples of mandrakes 36 to his mother.
The Antiquities of the Jews | Flavius Josephus
British Dictionary definitions for mandrake
mandragora (mænˈdræɡərə)
/ (ˈmændreɪk) /
a Eurasian solanaceous plant, Mandragora officinarum, with purplish flowers and a forked root. It was formerly thought to have magic powers and a narcotic was prepared from its root
another name for the May apple
Origin of mandrake
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