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Definition of: mandrake
(man′drāk) noun
1. A short-stemmed Old World plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the nightshade family, with narcotic properties.
2. Its fleshy roots, sometimes having a fancied resemblance to the human form.
3. The May apple. Also man·drag·o·ra (man·drag′ ə·rə). [Alter. of ME mandrag(g)e, <OE mandragora <LL <L mandragoras <Gk.; infl. in form by folk etymology <MAN + DRAKE2 a dragon]
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