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mandrake

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man=drake
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CIDE DICTIONARY

mandraken. [AS. mandragora, L. mandragoras, fr. Gr. mandrago`ras: cf. F. mandragore.].
  •  A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the Mediterranean region.  [1913 Webster]
    " The mandrake of Scripture was perhaps the same plant, but proof is wanting."  [1913 Webster]
    "And shrieks like mandrakes, torn out of the earth,
    That living mortals, hearing them, run mad.
    "  [1913 Webster]
  •  The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). See May apple under May, and Podophyllum.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mandrake, n. a poisonous plant, Mandragora officinarum, with white or purple flowers and large yellow fruit, having emetic and narcotic properties and possessing a root once thought to resemble the human form and to shriek when plucked.

Etymology
ME mandrag(g)e, prob. f. MDu. mandrag(r)e f. med.L (as MANDRAGORA): assoc. with MAN + drake dragon (cf. DRAKE(1))

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