MANDRAGORA

Mandragora, genus Mandragora

(noun) a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mandragora (countable and uncountable, plural mandragoras)

Mandrake (genus Mandragora); often specifically mandrake root, traditionally used as a narcotic.

A kind of tiny dragon immune to fire.

Synonyms

• (mandrake plant): mandrake

• (dragon): mandrake

Source: Wiktionary


Man*drag"o*ra, n. Etym: [L., mandragoras the mandrake.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of plants; the mandrake. See Mandrake, 1.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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