Noun: mandrake 'man,dreyk
- A plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
"Medieval herbalists valued mandrake for its supposed mystical properties";
- devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum
- The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
"Ancient folklore attributed magical properties to the mandrake root";
- mandrake root
Derived forms: mandrakes
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, root
Part of: genus Mandragora, Mandragora
Encyclopedia: Mandrake, Tom