Definition of mandragora in English:
mandragora
noun manˈdraɡərəˌmænˈdræɡərə
literary The mandrake, especially when used as a narcotic.
Example sentencesExamples
- Cleopatra asks Charmian for mandragora to pass the time while she waits for Antony to come back.
- Here's Cleopatra calling out ‘give me mandragora, that I might sleep’.
- There were attempts at anesthesia to reduce pain: sponges were impregnated with opium or mandragora and placed in the mouth or nose.
- Among the plants and herbs that were sacred to Hecate was the mandragora or mandrake.
- Also, from the leaves of mandragora, a concoction is produced which can be given to those who have need for amputation.
Origin
Old English, via medieval Latin from Latin and Greek mandragoras.
Definition of mandragora in US English:
mandragora
nounˌmanˈdraɡərəˌmænˈdræɡərə
literary The mandrake, especially when used as a narcotic.
Example sentencesExamples
- Here's Cleopatra calling out ‘give me mandragora, that I might sleep’.
- Also, from the leaves of mandragora, a concoction is produced which can be given to those who have need for amputation.
- Cleopatra asks Charmian for mandragora to pass the time while she waits for Antony to come back.
- There were attempts at anesthesia to reduce pain: sponges were impregnated with opium or mandragora and placed in the mouth or nose.
- Among the plants and herbs that were sacred to Hecate was the mandragora or mandrake.
Origin
Old English, via medieval Latin from Latin and Greek mandragoras.