Complete Definition of "mandrake"

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English
Noun
en-noun

#mythology A mandragora, a kind of tiny demon immune to fire.
#botany Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal properties; the curiously shaped root of these plants has been likened to the shape of a little man, and thus, has attained some mythic significance.

Derived terms
American mandrake
mandrake apple
mandrake root
mandrake shriek
mandrake wine
wild mandrake

Related terms
mandragora

Translations
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Croatian: t-|hr|mandragora|f
Finnish: mandrake, alruuna
Portuguese: t-|pt|mandrágora|f
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Serbian: alrauna, bunovina, mandragora, nadliška
Swedish: alruna c
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