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Mandrake — may refer to: Mandrake (plant), a plant of the genus Mandragora Mandragora (demon), in occultism Mandrake Linux, former name of Mandriva Linux, a computer operating system Mandrake, the NATO designation for the Soviet aircraft Yakovlev Yak 25… … Wikipedia
Mandrake — puede referirse a los siguientes artículos: Mandrake Linux, una distribución Linux enfocada a usuarios medios; Mandrake el mago, un personaje de cómic creado en la década de 1930; Mandrake (álbum), el disco de la banda de power metal Edguy;… … Wikipedia Español
Mandrake — [ˈmænˌdɹeɪk] ist: engl. für Alraunen Mandrake, der Zauberer, ein Comic Tom Mandrake, ein US amerikanischer Comiczeichner Mandrake Linux, eine Linux Distribution, siehe Mandriva Linux ein Album der Power Metal Band Edguy Mandrake (Band), eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mandrake D'or — Créés en 1990 par Gilles Arthur, le Mandrake d or est la distinction des magiciens. Sommaire 1 Histoire 2 Magiciens récompensés 3 Références 4 Liens externes … Wikipédia en Français
Mandrake d’or — Mandrake d or Créés en 1990 par Gilles Arthur, le Mandrake d or est la distinction des magiciens. Sommaire 1 Histoire 2 Magiciens récompensés 3 Références 4 Liens externes … Wikipédia en Français
MANDRAKE — (Heb. דּודָאִים (dūdā īm), Mandragora officianarum, a plant of the nightshade family native to the Mediterranean region and related to the deadly Atropa belladonna. The mandrake is best known for its large, brown roots that can extend several… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
mandrake — root mandrake root n. The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic; as a substance it is also called {mandrake}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mandrake — man drake (m[a^]n dr[=a]k), n. [AS. mandragora, L. mandragoras, fr. Gr. mandrago ras: cf. F. mandragore.] 1. (Bot.) A low plant ({Mandragora officinarum}) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mandrake — ► NOUN ▪ a plant with a forked fleshy root supposedly resembling the human form, used in herbal medicine and magic. ORIGIN Latin mandragora; the form mandrake developed by association with man, because of the forked shape of the root (formerly… … English terms dictionary
Mandrake — Mandrake, s. Tafel »Arzneipflanzen III«, Fig. 2: Podophyllum peltatum, mit Text … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Mandrake — Mandrake, Pflanzengattg., s. Podophyllum … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
