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1. mandrake
   [n] - a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
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2. Mandrake
   archaic or obsolete terms > Herbs & Plants: A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic.
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3. Mandrake
   Man'drake (măn'drāk) noun [ Anglo-Saxon mandragora , Latin mandragoras , from Greek mandrago`ras : confer French mandragore .] 1. (Botany) A low plant ( Mandragora officinarum ) of the Ni...
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4. mandrake
   1. <botany> A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the Mediterr...
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5. mandrake
   Mandragora officinarum noun a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
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6. Mandrake
   • (n.) The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). See May apple under May, and Podophyllum. • (n.) A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out whe...
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7. mandrake
   any of six plant species belonging to the genus Mandragora (family Solanaceae) that are native to the Mediterranean region and the Himalayas. The ...
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8. Mandrake
   Mandrake is slang for methaqualone.
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9. Mandrake
   Mandrake is slang for methaqualone.
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10. mandrake
    mandrake, plant of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family), the source of a narcotic much used during the Middle Ages as a pain-killer and perhaps the subject of more superstition than any other plant. The true mandrakes are of the genus Mandragora (especially M. officinalis), herbaceous perennial...
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11. Mandrake
    Mandrake is the popular name of plants of the genus Mandragora of the natural order Solanaceae, natives of south and east of Europe and Western Asia, and not uncommon in British gardens. Mandragora officinalis has large tap-roots; the leaves radical, sessile, ovate, entire, and waved. There is no st...
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12. mandrake
    Type: Term Pronunciation: man′drāk See: mandragora
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13. mandrake
    Another name for the plant mandragora
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14. Mandrake
    (plant) `Mandrake` is the common name for members of the plant genus `Mandragora` belonging to the nightshades family (Solanaceae). Because mandrake contains deliriant hallucinogenic tropane alkaloids such as atropine, scopolamine, apoatropine, hyoscyamine and the roots sometimes conta...
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15. Mandrake
    (album) `Mandrake`, released in 2001, is the fifth album by German power metal band Edguy. It is a varied album, exploring many styles of the power metal genre. It was their last studio album for AFM Records. Later they signed a new contract with Nuclear Blast. Track listing: All songs by Tob...
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16. Mandrake
    (TV series) `Mandrake` is an original series created for the Brazilian branch of the HBO Latin America. The series was produced by HBO`s local partner, Conspiração Filmes, with a budget of USD$6.5 million. It first aired on October 30, 2005, being broadcast on Sundays at 11 O`clo...
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17. Mandrake
    (wrestler) `Garth Kidd` is a professional wrestler from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, more prominently known by his ring name `Mandrake`. Mandrake wrestles mostly for Irish Whip Wrestling where he reigns as the current IWW International Heavyweight Champion and IWW Zero-Gravity Champi...
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