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mandragora noun. . OE.
[(Old & mod. French mandragore from) medieval Latin mandragora, classical Latin -as from Greek mandragoras, prob. of pre-Hellenic origin.]
= MANDRAKE 1 (arch.). Now only (Botany), any of the various plants of the genus Mandragora.
fig.: J. Galt Earnest employment is the best mandragora for an aching heart.