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Definition of mandrake in English: mandrakenoun ˈmandreɪkˈmænˌdreɪk A Mediterranean plant of the nightshade family, with a forked fleshy root which supposedly resembles the human form and which was formerly used in herbal medicine and magic; it was alleged to shriek when pulled from the ground. 曼德拉草 Mandragora officinarum, family Solanaceae Example sentencesExamples - Plants, such as the mandrake, orchid, and sweet potato, have, as the history of folk medicine reveals, been credited with rejuvenating properties.
- They are easily frightened, and can only be lured out of their nesting grounds with offerings of mandrake root.
- This discussion of mandrakes introduces the larger issues of the nature of magic and the magic of nature.
- This is true of many old medicinal plants like the mandrake, an herb which grows around the Mediterranean.
- It was thought that mandrakes sprang up beneath gallows, with the root taking on the shape of the person who'd been hanged.
- Millie picked up a piece of mandrake root and broke it.
- Assistants held the patient securely and some sedation such as mandrake root or solution of opium was given, a concoction which probably stiffened the surgeon's resolve rather than mollified the patient.
- She's an old woman pulling out a maple sapling by its roots and trying to recall a song she once knew about mandrakes.
- Colin, staring at a jar of mandrake roots, turns to her, smiling.
- Last summer at The Yard, an arts colony devoted entirely to dance, he spent a month making Mandragora Vulgaris, a work based on the medieval legend of the mandrake root.
- His experiences of living in Rome produced Limitatio, a painting that includes variations on the already fantastic shapes of mandrake roots, based on an illustration in a medieval manuscript at the Vatican Library.
OriginMiddle English mandrag(g)e, from Middle Dutch mandrag(r)e, from medieval Latin mandragora; associated with man (because of the root) + drake in the Old English sense 'dragon'. Definition of mandrake in US English: mandrakenounˈmanˌdrākˈmænˌdreɪk 1A Mediterranean plant of the nightshade family, with white or purple flowers and large yellow berries. It has a forked fleshy root that supposedly resembles the human form and was formerly widely used in medicine and magic, allegedly shrieking when pulled from the ground. 曼德拉草 Mandragora officinarum, family Solanaceae Example sentencesExamples - She's an old woman pulling out a maple sapling by its roots and trying to recall a song she once knew about mandrakes.
- Plants, such as the mandrake, orchid, and sweet potato, have, as the history of folk medicine reveals, been credited with rejuvenating properties.
- Colin, staring at a jar of mandrake roots, turns to her, smiling.
- His experiences of living in Rome produced Limitatio, a painting that includes variations on the already fantastic shapes of mandrake roots, based on an illustration in a medieval manuscript at the Vatican Library.
- Last summer at The Yard, an arts colony devoted entirely to dance, he spent a month making Mandragora Vulgaris, a work based on the medieval legend of the mandrake root.
- They are easily frightened, and can only be lured out of their nesting grounds with offerings of mandrake root.
- It was thought that mandrakes sprang up beneath gallows, with the root taking on the shape of the person who'd been hanged.
- This is true of many old medicinal plants like the mandrake, an herb which grows around the Mediterranean.
- Assistants held the patient securely and some sedation such as mandrake root or solution of opium was given, a concoction which probably stiffened the surgeon's resolve rather than mollified the patient.
- Millie picked up a piece of mandrake root and broke it.
- This discussion of mandrakes introduces the larger issues of the nature of magic and the magic of nature.
2 another term for mayapple
OriginMiddle English mandrag(g)e, from Middle Dutch mandrag(r)e, from medieval Latin mandragora; associated with man (because of the root) + drake in the Old English sense ‘dragon’. |