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mandragora

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man·drag·o·ra  (mn-drgr-)
n.
See mandrake.
[Middle English; see mandrake.]
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Noun1.mandragora - a genus of stemless herbs of the family SolanaceaeMandragora - a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae
genus Mandragora
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
family Solanaceae, potato family, Solanaceae - large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra
devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum, mandrake - a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
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