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Mandragora

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  • A mandrake is the root of a plant, historically derived either from plants of the genus Mandragora found in the Mediterranean region, or from other species, such as Bryonia alba, the English mandrake, which have similar properties. T
  • Volksbenaming van de mandragora, een vooral in het Zuiden van Europa groeiend plantengeslacht uit de familie der Nachtschadegewassen (Solanëen), met groote, bleek- of donkergroene bladeren; inzonderheid bekend door haren sterken reuk en bedwelmende kracht, die haar voorheen als toovermiddel deden gelden;

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