The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic.

synonym: mandrake root.

Dutch: alruin, alruinwortel
Polish: alrauna

A plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers.

synonyms: devil's apples, Mandragora officinarum.

Dutch: mandragora
Polish: mandragora lekarska