plant of Circe en · NOUN
Meanings
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The plant mandrake.
The ancient Homeric witch Circe used infusions of it in her magic brews, hence the root was also known as "the plant of Circe."
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 144:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| the plant of Circe | canonical | lexicographic | |
| plants of Circe | Number=Plur | lexicographic |