/ ˈmændreɪk; NAmE / noun
[ C , U ] a poisonous plant used to make drugs, especially ones to make people sleep, thought in the past to have magic powers
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English mandrag(g)e , from Middle Dutch mandrag(r)e , from medieval Latin mandragora ; associated with man (because of the root) + drake in the Old English sense dragon .