mandrake

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal or aphrodisiac properties; the root of these plants often resembles the shape of a small person, hence occasioning various mythic, magical, or occult uses.
2. (countable, uncountable) A root of a mandrake plant that resembled human form, especially one kept or used for magic or occult purposes.
3. (countable, slang, uncountable) The drug methaqualone.
4. (countable, uncountable) A kind of tiny demon immune to fire.

Conceptes

mandràgora

Sinònims

mandragora

Mandragora officinarum

devil’s apples

mandrake root

devils candle

Mandragora

autumn mandrake

Traduccions

mandragore

Alraune

mandrágora

mandragora

mandrágora

mandragola

μανδραγόρας

adamotu

mandragora

Alraun

Mandragora

Liebesapfel

يبروح

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: mandrake

Heretat de anglès antic: mandragora

In summary

From Middle English mandrake, mandroke, an alteration of mandragora with the ending -dragora reinterpreted as related to dragon and replaced with native drake, from Old English mandragora, from Medieval Latin mandragorās, from Ancient Greek μανδραγόρας (mandragóras).