mandrake
Plural: mandrakes
Noun
- the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
- a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
- Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal or aphrodisiac properties; the root of these plants often resembles the shape of a small person, hence occasioning various mythic, magical, or occult uses.
- A root of a mandrake plant that resembled human form, especially one kept or used for magic or occult purposes.
- The drug methaqualone.
- A kind of tiny demon immune to fire.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English mandrake, mandroke, an alteration of mandragora with the ending -dragora reinterpreted as related to dragon and replaced with native drake, from Old English mandragora, from Medieval Latin mandragorās.
Synonyms
devil's apples, mandies, mandragora, Mandragora officinarum, mandrake root
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 17
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