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mandrake root

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n.1.The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic; as a substance it is also called mandrake.
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Noun1.mandrake rootmandrake root - the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
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
root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground


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