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    DEVIL'S APPLES

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    devil's apples; Mandragora officinarum; mandrake

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("devil's apples" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Meronyms (parts of "devil's apples"):

    mandrake; mandrake root (the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic)

    Holonyms ("devil's apples" is a member of...):

    genus Mandragora; Mandragora (a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae)

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