mandrake mandrake

noun

a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers  ( devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum, mandrake )
a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers

the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic  ( mandrake, mandrake root )
the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic