man·drake
noun/ˈmændreɪk/
/ˈmændreɪk/
[countable, uncountable]- a poisonous plant used to make drugs, especially ones to make people sleep, thought in the past to have magic powers
茄参（可制药，旧时认为具有魔力） Word OriginMiddle English mandrag(g)e, from Middle Dutch mandrag(r)e, from medieval Latin mandragora; associated with man (because of the root) + drake in the Old English sense ‘dragon’.