womandrake

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A white form of the plant mandrake, or one with a white root. rare
    — [T]his is the true deſcription of the plant and therefore thoſe idle formes of the Mandrakes and Womandrakes, as they are fooliſhly ſo called, which have beene expoſed to publike view, both in ours and other lands and countries, are utterly deceitfull being the work of cunning knaves, onely to get mony by their forgery.

词形变化

womandrakes plural

词源

Blend of woman + mandrake, from mistakenly analysing mandrake as a man + drake.
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