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mandrake

/ˈmændɹeɪk/ noun C2
  1. Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal or aphrodisiac properties; the root of these plants often resembles the shape of a small person, hence occasioning various mythic, magical, or occult uses. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A root of a mandrake plant that resembled human form, especially one kept or used for magic or occult purposes. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The drug methaqualone. (countable, slang, uncountable)
  4. A kind of tiny demon immune to fire. (countable, uncountable)

Plural mandrakes

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