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mandrake
mandrake plant of the family Solanaceae ( nightshade family), the source of a narcotic much used during the Middle Ages as a pain-killer and perhaps the subject of more superstition than any other plant. The true mandrakes are of the genus Mandragora (especially M. officinalis ), herbaceous... Read more |
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Mandragoras
Mandragoras Familiar demons who appear in the figures of little men without beards. The name is also applied to the plant popularly known as mandrake, whose roots resemble human forms and were believed to be inhabited by demons. The sixteenth-century witchcraft scholar Martin Del Rio stated that... Read more |
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belladonna
belladonna or deadly nightshade, poisonous perennial plant, Atropa belladona, of the nightshade family. Native to Europe and now grown in the United States, the plant has reddish, bell-shaped flowers and shiny black berries. Extracts of its leaves and fleshy roots act to dilate the pupils... Read more |
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Android
Android A man made by other means than the natural mode of reproduction. The automaton attributed to Albertus Magnus, which St. Thomas destroyed with his stick because its answers to his questions puzzled him, was such an android. Some have attempted to humanize a root called the mandrake, which... Read more |
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nightshade
nightshade common name for the Solanaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and a few trees of warm regions, chiefly tropical America. Many are climbing or creeping types, and rank-smelling foliage is typical of many species. The odor is due to the presence of various alkaloids (including scopolamine , ... Read more |
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Charles Grey 2nd Earl
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Francis Russell 4th earl of Bedford
Bedford, Francis Russell, 4th earl of (1593–1641). Bedford hoped to resolve the political crisis of early 1641, since he was acceptable to Charles I as well as the parliamentary leaders. In concert with his client John Pym, a key figure in the Commons, he planned to accept office in the... Read more |
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eviction
eviction, the physical expulsion by landlords of tenants from rented property. Normally this was done without their agreement and after serving them with either a civil ejectment process (usually for non‐payment of rent or overholding) or a notice to quit (for lease infringements or to... Read more |
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Charles Howard 1st earl of Carlisle
Charles Howard Carlisle, 1st earl of , 1629-85, English statesman. A member of the prominent Howard family, he held various offices under Oliver Cromwell and remained in favor after the Restoration (1660) of Charles II. He was created earl in 1661 and served on several diplomatic missions. From... Read more |
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