mandragora

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin mandragora

Noun [edit]

mandragora (uncountable)

  1. Mandrake; often specifically mandrake root, traditionally used as a narcotic
    • 1933 January 30, H.L. Mencken, “The Coolidge Mystery”, in H.L. Mencken On Politics[1], ISBN 0801853427, published 1996, page 136:
      The worst fodder for a President is not poppy and mandragora, but strychnine and adrenalin.

Italian [edit]

Noun [edit]

mandragora f (plural mandragore)

  1. mandrake

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Latin [edit]

Noun [edit]

mandragorā

  1. ablative singular of mandragorās
  2. vocative singular of mandragorās

Polish [edit]

mandragora

Noun [edit]

mandragora f

  1. mandrake (plant)

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Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /mandrǎɡora/
  • Hyphenation: man‧dra‧go‧ra

Noun [edit]

mandràgora f (Cyrillic spelling мандра̀гора)

  1. mandrake

Declension [edit]