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Mandragora officinarum
(gcide) | mandrake \man"drake\ (m[a^]n"dr[=a]k), n. [AS. mandragora, L.
mandragoras, fr. Gr. mandrago`ras: cf. F. mandragore.]
1. (Bot.) A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the
Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and
supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to
have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts
of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the
Mediterranean region.
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And shrieks like mandrakes, torn out of the earth,
That living mortals, hearing them, run mad. --Shak.
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Note: The mandrake of Scripture was perhaps the same plant,
but proof is wanting.
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2. (Bot.) The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). See {May
apple} under May, and Podophyllum. [U.S.]
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mandragora officinarum
(wn) | Mandragora officinarum
n 1: a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple
flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought
to have magical powers [syn: mandrake, devil's apples,
Mandragora officinarum] |
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Mandragora officinarum
(gcide) | mandrake \man"drake\ (m[a^]n"dr[=a]k), n. [AS. mandragora, L.
mandragoras, fr. Gr. mandrago`ras: cf. F. mandragore.]
1. (Bot.) A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the
Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and
supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to
have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts
of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the
Mediterranean region.
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And shrieks like mandrakes, torn out of the earth,
That living mortals, hearing them, run mad. --Shak.
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Note: The mandrake of Scripture was perhaps the same plant,
but proof is wanting.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). See {May
apple} under May, and Podophyllum. [U.S.]
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