mandragoras
From LSJ
Βίον πορίζου πάντοθεν πλὴν ἐκ κακῶν → Omni arte vitam quaere, dum ne ars sit mala → Ernähre dich auf jede Art, sofern sie gut
Latin > English
mandragoras mandragorae N M :: mandrake; (plant used in medicine as soporic)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mandrăgŏras: ae, m., = μανδραγόρας,
I a plant, mandrake: mandragoras illitus, Plin. 25, 13, 110, § 175; so id. 25, 13, 94, § 147; Col. 10, 20.
Latin > German (Georges)
mandragorās, ae, Akk. ān, m. (μανδραγόρας), Alraun, eine Pflanze (Atropa mandragora, L.), Plin. 25, 147 sqq. Cels. 5, 25, 3. Colum. poët. 10, 20: mandragorae radix, Cels. 6, 9. p. 246, 10 D.: mandragorae mala, Cels. 3, 18. p. 100, 25 D. u.a.: mandragorae suci, Cels. 6, 6, 1. p. 227, 6 D. Vgl. Schellers Übersetzung des Celsus, Bd. 1. S. 202.
