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MANDRAKE ROOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
Synonyms:
mandrake; mandrake root
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mandrake root" is a kind of...):
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)
Holonyms ("mandrake root" is a part of...):
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)