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mandrake

American  
[man-dreyk, -drik] / ˈmæn dreɪk, -drɪk /

noun

  1. a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form.

  2. the May apple.

mandrake British  
/ ˈmændreɪk, mænˈdræɡərə /

noun

  1. a Eurasian solanaceous plant, Mandragora officinarum, with purplish flowers and a forked root. It was formerly thought to have magic powers and a narcotic was prepared from its root

  2. another name for the May apple

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Etymology

Origin of mandrake

1275–1325; Middle English, variant of mandrage (short for mandragora ), taken by folk etymology as man + drake 2

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