transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈman-ˌdrāk ]
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
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mandrake 1
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