Etymology
Origin of mandragora
before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Medieval Latin, Latin mandragorās < Greek mandragórās
Example Sentences
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Not poppy nor mandragora / Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, / Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep / Which thou owedst yesterday.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2014
In coming to terms with Bear Bryant, Not poppy nor mandragora, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep .
From Time Magazine Archive
The lines, "Not poppy nor mandragora, nor all the drowsy syrups of the world shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep which thou owedst yesterday," hypnotize with their own heavy-lidded evocation of sleep.
From Time Magazine Archive
I did not know how soon the mandragora would take effect.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
I clung to the willow branch but the mandragora that now filled my veins had stolen my strength.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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