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May apple
or Mayapple
noun
- an American plant, Podophyllum peltatum, of the barberry family, bearing an edible, yellowish, egg-shaped fruit.
- the fruit itself.
May apple
noun
- an American berberidaceous plant, Podophyllum peltatum, with edible yellowish egg-shaped fruit
- the fruit of this plant
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Word History and Origins
Origin of May apple1
An Americanism dating back to 1725–35
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Example Sentences
From the tincture of the root (rhizomes) of may-apple (Podophyllum peltatum).
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Of the May-apple, I did not raise one green tent without finding a flower beneath.
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While the fruit of the May-apple is edible, the leaves and root are poisonous, not to the touch but to the taste.
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The shadows of the May-apple stalks were getting longer and longer.
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The broad leaves and waxen flowers of the May-apple carpeted unexpected clearings.
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