MANDRAKE
Dictionary entry overview: What does mandrake mean?
• MANDRAKE (noun)
The noun MANDRAKE has 2 senses:
1. the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
2. 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: MANDRAKE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MANDRAKE (noun)
Meaning:
The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
mandrake; mandrake root
Hypernyms ("mandrake" 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" 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)
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 ("mandrake" 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 "mandrake"):
mandrake; mandrake root (the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic)
Holonyms ("mandrake" is a member of...):
genus Mandragora; Mandragora (a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae)
