MANDRAGORA OFFICINARUM
Dictionary entry overview: What does Mandragora officinarum mean?
• MANDRAGORA OFFICINARUM (noun)
The noun MANDRAGORA OFFICINARUM has 1 sense:
1. a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
Familiarity information: MANDRAGORA OFFICINARUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MANDRAGORA OFFICINARUM (noun)
Meaning:
A plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
devil's apples; Mandragora officinarum; mandrake
Hypernyms ("Mandragora officinarum" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (parts of "Mandragora officinarum"):
mandrake; mandrake root (the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic)
Holonyms ("Mandragora officinarum" is a member of...):
genus Mandragora; Mandragora (a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae)
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