devil's apples

devil's apples
noun
a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Mandragora, ↑genus Mandragora
Part Meronyms: ↑mandrake root, ↑mandrake

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