English noun: mandrake | |||
1. | mandrake (plant) the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic | ||
Synonyms | mandrake root | ||
Broader (hypernym) | root | ||
Part meronym | devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum, mandrake | ||
2. | mandrake (plant) a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers | ||
Synonyms | devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Part holonym | mandrake, mandrake root | ||
Member meronym | genus Mandragora, Mandragora | ||