ALL meanings of mandrake
man·drake
M m - noun mandrake a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form. 1
- noun mandrake the May apple. 1
- noun mandrake plant used as narcotic 1
- noun mandrake A Mediterranean plant of the nightshade family, with white or purple flowers and large yellow berries. It has a forked fleshy root that supposedly resembles the human form and was formerly widely used in medicine and magic, allegedly shrieking when pulled from the ground. 1
- noun mandrake a Eurasian solanaceous plant, Mandragora officinarum, with purplish flowers and a forked root. It was formerly thought to have magic powers and a narcotic was prepared from its root 0
- noun mandrake a poisonous plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the nightshade family, found in Mediterranean regions: it has purple or white flowers and a thick root, often forked, formerly used in medicine for its narcotic and emetic properties 0
- noun mandrake the root, formerly thought to have magic powers because of its fancied resemblance to the human body 0
- noun mandrake May apple 0