mandrake
noun
a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form.
mandrakes
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pluralof mandrake.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At Hogwarts, the roots of the mandrakes are squalling babies whose cries can be fatal.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2018
More than a dozen of Kahlo’s botanically focused artworks are on display there: still lifes with fruit and parrots, self-portraits framed by fuchsias and zinnias, surreal depictions of engorged vegetation and magical mandrakes.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2015
Most exhibits are hands-off, though the show does encourage children to pull the potted mandrakes in the greenhouse, which screech in response.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2012
"And shall we go over into the woods where the mandrakes are in bloom?"
From A Yankee from the West A Novel by Opie Percival Read
Everywhere the faint odor of ferns and mandrakes and berries, and the faint rustle of leaves, as if the shadows of the clouds trampled the tree-tops.
From Rose of Dutcher's Coolly by Hamlin Garland
