mandrake
English
Etymology
From mandragora, with -dragora reinterpreted as related to dragon and replaced with native drake.
Noun
mandrake (plural mandrakes)
- (mythology) A mandragora, a kind of tiny demon immune to fire.
- Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal properties; the curiously shaped root of these plants has been likened to the shape of a little man, and thus, has attained some mythic significance.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- American mandrake
- mandrake apple
- mandrake root
- mandrake shriek
- mandrake wine
- wild mandrake
Related terms
Translations
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