英语词汇“mandragora”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

man•drag•o•ra n.

Plant Biologymandrake (def. 1).
Plant Biologya mandrake root.

Greek mandragórās
Medieval Latin, Latin mandragorās
Middle English, Old English bef. 1000

man•drake n. [countable]

Plant Biologya narcotic plant with a fleshy, forked root somewhat resembling a human body.

man•drake n.

Plant Biologya narcotic, short-stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form.
Plant Biologythe May apple.

Middle English, variant of mandrage (short for mandragora), taken by folk etymology as man¹ + drake² 1275–1325

mandrake /ˈmændreɪk/, mandragora /mænˈdræɡərə/ n

a Eurasian solanaceous plant, Mandragora officinarum, with purplish flowers and a forked root. It was formerly thought to have magic powers and a narcotic was prepared from its root
another name for the May apple

Etymology: 14th Century: probably via Middle Dutch from Latin mandragoras (whence Old English mandragora), from Greek. The form mandrake was probably adopted through folk etymology, because of the allegedly human appearance of the root and because drake (dragon) suggested magical powers

单词	mandragora
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 man•drag•o•ra (man drag′ər ə, man′drə gôr′ə, -gōr′ə),USA pronunciation n. Plant Biologymandrake (def. 1). Plant Biologya mandrake root. Greek mandragórās Medieval Latin, Latin mandragorās Middle English, Old English bef. 1000 WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 man•drake /ˈmændreɪk, -drɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Plant Biologya narcotic plant with a fleshy, forked root somewhat resembling a human body. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 man•drake (man′drāk, -drik),USA pronunciation n. Plant Biologya narcotic, short-stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form. Plant Biologythe May apple. Middle English, variant of mandrage (short for mandragora), taken by folk etymology as man¹ + drake² 1275–1325 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mandrake /ˈmændreɪk/, mandragora /mænˈdræɡərə/ n a Eurasian solanaceous plant, Mandragora officinarum, with purplish flowers and a forked root. It was formerly thought to have magic powers and a narcotic was prepared from its root another name for the May apple Etymology: 14th Century: probably via Middle Dutch from Latin mandragoras (whence Old English mandragora), from Greek. The form mandrake was probably adopted through folk etymology, because of the allegedly human appearance of the root and because drake (dragon) suggested magical powers
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