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Definition of "mandrakes" [mandrakes]

  • Plural form of mandrake. (noun)

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Use "mandrakes" in a sentence
  • "They spread far and wide at their tops, and their branches twist and bend in the most tortuous manner; sometimes reminding one of those strange things called mandrakes, of which there is a superstition noticed by Shakespeare --"
  • "Part I.p. 420; but have since seen such a very probable account in M.S. of my learned friend Mr. Samuel Barker, of what we still call mandrakes, and their description by the ancient naturalists and physicians, as inclines me to think these here mentioned were really mandrakes, and no other."
  • "What kind of fruit this was is not clear, but Brugsch thought they were "mandrakes," the so-called"