mandragora
1 synonym for mandragora, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A plant belonging to the genus Mandragora, commonly known as mandrake.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
2. noun
The root of the mandrake plant, once used as a drug to dull pain or bring on sleep.
“The worst fodder for a President is not poppy and mandragora, but strychnine and adrenalin.”
Etymology
Came into English from Medieval Latin mandragora, which in turn came from Latin mandragorās.
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