"mandrakes" in the noun sense
1. mandrake root, mandrake
the root of the mandrake plant used medicinally or as a narcotic
2. mandrake, devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum
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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