Mandragora
[man-drag-er-uh, man-druh-gawr-uh, -gohr-uh] /mænˈdræg ər ə, ˌmæn drəˈgɔr ə, -ˈgoʊr ə/
noun
1.
(def 1).
2.
a root.
n.
see mandrake.
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