Mandragora (English spelling)
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A perennial plant of the Solanaceae family native to Europe. Its fleshy rhizome is poisonous and was once used as a painkiller and anesthetic. Mandrake. [Additional information] The rhizome resembles a human body, and there is a legend that it screams when pulled out of the ground. Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend |
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ヨーロッパ原産のナス科の多年草。多肉質の根茎は有毒で、かつては鎮痛剤・麻酔剤などに用いられた。マンドレーク。 [補説]根茎は人体に似るものがあり、土中から引き抜かれる際に悲鳴を上げるという伝説もある。 出典 小学館デジタル大辞泉について 情報 | 凡例 |
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