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Search phrase: mandrake

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Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.14no judgement. Thou whoreson mandrake, thou artno iudgement. Thou horson Mandrake, thou art
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.304and the whores called him mandrake. 'A came ever inhee came euer in
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.310Would curses kill, as doth the mandrake's groan,Would curses kill, as doth the Mandrakes grone,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.47And shrieks like mandrakes torn out of the earth,And shrikes like Mandrakes torne out of the earth,

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Glossary

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mandragoramandrake plant [seen as a narcotic]
mandrakenoisy growth, dwarf
mandrakevariety of poisonous plant [thought to emit a lethal shriek when pulled from the ground]
mandrakevariety of poisonous plant [whose long forked root was thought to resemble a man's legs and private parts; thus, with aphrodisiac properties]

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mandrake plantmandragora
plant, mandrakemandragora

Themes and Topics

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Plants...ris common hairy wild plant mandrake rj iv iii 47 solanaceae mandrago...

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
MANDRAKEBASICmandrake n

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