Middle English, from Old English, from Latin mandragoras, from Greek
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
mandragora
noun
man·drag·o·ra man-ˈdrag-ə-rə
1
: mandrakesense 1
2
capitalized: a small genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Solanaceae with basal leaves, bell-shaped flowers, and fleshy berries and that includes the mandrake