devil's candle

noun

The plant mandrake, especially when used in black magic.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundevil's candle (plural devil's candles)

plural devil's candles

  1. The plant mandrake, especially when used in black magic.

    Deadly nightshade, henbane, hellebore and mandrakes were of evil reputation; the latter being called the "Devil's Candles," as they were supposed to shine out with baleful gleams upon dark nights.

    1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 157
Cite this entry
APA

devil's candle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20candle

MLA

“devil's candle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20candle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devil's candle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20candle.

Source: devil's candle on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.