mandragora

noun

man·​drag·​o·​ra man-ˈdra-gə-rə 

: mandrake sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English, from Latin mandragoras, from Greek

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

mandragora

noun

man·​drag·​o·​ra man-ˈdrag-ə-rə 

1

: mandrake sense 1

2

capitalized : a small genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Solanaceae with basal leaves, bell-shaped flowers, and fleshy berries and that includes the mandrake