English Dictionary

mandrake

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 俗語

(mythology) A mandragora, a kind of tiny demon immune to fire.

日本語の意味

神話に登場する、火に免疫を持つ小型の悪魔（マンドラゴラ）の一種

The old grimoire warned that a mandrake could hide beneath the hearth, immune to flame and giggling when discovered.

古い魔導書には、炉の下にマンドラゴラという火に耐性のある小さな悪魔が隠れていて、見つかるとくすくす笑うと書かれていた。

意味（1）

(mythology) A mandragora, a kind of tiny demon immune to fire.

意味（2）

Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal properties; the root of these plants often resembles the shape of a small person, hence occasioning various mythic, magical, or occult uses.

意味（3）

A root of a mandrake plant that resembled human form, especially one kept or used for magic or occult purposes.

Mandrakes were sometimes considered in the light of familiars. Witches kept both male and female specimens of the magic root in bottles[.]

意味（4）

(slang) The drug methaqualone.

mandrakes （ plural ）