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Mandrake

noun

The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic. Synonym: mandrake root.

A plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers. Synonyms: devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum.

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wild mandrake

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... was one of the most interesting women he ever talked to," Jim continued inexorably, "and John Mandrake ...

— The Story Of Julia Page - Works of Kathleen Norris, Volume V. • Kathleen Norris

Words linked to "Mandrake" : Mandragora, devil's apples, root, genus Mandragora, herbaceous plant, herb, mandrake root, Mandragora officinarum