Mandrake
WordNet
noun
(1) A plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
(2) The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A mandragora, a kind of tiny demon immune to fire.
- Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal properties; the curiously shaped root of these plants has been likened to the shape of a little man, and thus, has attained some mythic significance.