mandrake
1. the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic • Syn: mandrake root • Hypernyms: root • Part Holonyms: devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum 2. a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers • Syn: devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum • Hypernyms: herb, herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: Mandragora, genus Mandragora • Part Meronyms: mandrake root
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