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Noun: mandrake root
  1. The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
    "Ancient folklore attributed magical properties to the mandrake root";
    - mandrake

Derived forms: mandrake roots

Type of: root

Part of: devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum, mandrake

Encyclopedia: Mandrake root