n.
Pronunciation: ' man- ˌ dr ā k
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, probably alteration of mandragora
Date: 14th century
1 a : a Mediterranean herb ( Mandragora officinarum ) of the nightshade family with large ovate leaves, greenish-yellow or purple flowers, and a large usually forked root resembling a human in form and formerly credited with magical properties b : the root of a mandrake formerly used especially to promote conception, as a cathartic, or as a narcotic and soporific
2 : MAYAPPLE
mandrake