[man.drake] n [ME, prob. alter. of mandragora] (14c) 1 a: a Mediterranean herb (Mandragora officinarum) of the nightshade family with ovate leaves, yellowish or purple flowers, and a large forked root traditionally credited with human attributes b: the root of a mandrake formerly used esp. to promote conception, as a cathartic, or as a narcotic and soporific
2: mayapple