mandrake

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adamotu
hacı otu
Mandragora officinarum
adamkökü
adamot
i., bot. adamotu, kankurutan, adamkökü, abdüsselamotu, hacılarotu, köpekelması
kan kurutan
muhabbet otu
{i} kankurutan
köpekelması
İngilizce - İngilizce
Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal properties; the curiously shaped root of these plants has been likened to the shape of a little man, and thus, has attained some mythic significance
A mandragora, a kind of tiny demon immune to fire
{n} a plant with very odd roots
A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man
{i} poisonous plant having a short stem and thick forked roots (formerly used medicinally)
See May apple under May, and Podophyllum
An herb of the potato family found in the Mediterranean area Once the object of many superstitions, its magical powers are now in disrepute Women once ate its fruit to promote pregnancy and its roots were much esteemed as a love philter, a promoter of personal prosperity and aid to an oracle's powers of prophecy
It is found in the Mediterranean region
Is a powerful restorative, they form aan essential part of most antidotes; The cry of a full grown Mandrake is fatal to anyone who hears it
All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic
(Mandragora officinarum) A narcotic short-stemmed European solanaceous herb having a fleshy, often forked, root thought to resemble a human form
It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up
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the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum)
a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
a poisonous plant that was once thought to have magic powers. Any of six plant species of the genus Mandragora (nightshade family), native to the Mediterranean and the Himalayas. The best-known species, M. officinarum, has a short stem bearing a tuft of ovate flowers, with a thick, fleshy, often forked root. The mandrake has long been known for its poisonous properties. In ancient times it was used as a narcotic and an aphrodisiac, and it was believed to have magical powers. When pulled from the ground, its forked root, supposed to resemble the human form, was said to utter a shriek that killed or drove mad anyone who heard it. Once pulled, however, the plant was said to provide soothing sleep, heal wounds, induce love, and facilitate pregnancy. In North America, the name "mandrake" is often used for the mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum), a spring forest wildflower

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mandrake root
the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
mandrakes
plural of mandrake
mandrake

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    man·drake

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    mändreyk

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    /ˈmanˌdrāk/ /ˈmænˌdreɪk/

    Etimoloji

    [ 'man-"drAk ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, probably alteration of mandragora.