mandrake
English Thesaurus
1. a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | herb, herbaceous plant, |
| definition | : | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | mandrake, mandrake root, |
| definition | : | the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic (noun.plant) |
2. the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | root, |
| definition | : | (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground (noun.plant) |
| part meronym | : | devil's apples, mandragora officinarum, mandrake, |
| definition | : | a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers (noun.plant) |
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