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mandragora [man-drag-er-uh, man-druh-gawr-uh, -gohr-uh] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- mandrake(def 1).
- a mandrake root.
Origin of mandragora before 1000; Middle English, Old English Medieval Latin, Latin mandragorās Greek mandragórās Examples from the Web for mandragora Historical Examples of mandragora
Now solitude and silence are worse for me than poppy and mandragora.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
There was no mandragora in the honorary draught of learning that he had bought.
O. Henry
She was then asked what she had done with her mandragora (mandrake)?
Mrs.(Margaret) Oliphant
The mandrake or mandragora is frequently mentioned in the plays.
The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy
Charles John Samuel Thompson
Plato and Demosthenes also speak of mandragora as a soporific.
Andrew Lang
Word Origin and History for mandragora n.
see mandrake.