May apple

or May·ap·ple

noun

an American plant, Podophyllum peltatum, of the barberry family, bearing an edible, yellowish, egg-shaped fruit.

the fruit itself.

Origin of May apple

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35

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Examples from the Web for may apple

From the tincture of the root (rhizomes) of may-apple (Podophyllum peltatum).
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
His daughter smiled, and asked him some idle question about the May-apple and the Judas-tree.
Audrey|Mary Johnston
And when he came to the May-apple he wrote that the sweetish fruit was “eaten by pigs and boys.”
Some Spring Days in Iowa|Frederick John Lazell
She was terribly stiff and she had slept near a bed of May-apple blossoms.
More Tish|Mary Roberts Rinehart

She use to bile down the roots from may-apple, snake root and blood root, and make her medicine.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration

British Dictionary definitions for may apple

May apple

noun

an American berberidaceous plant, Podophyllum peltatum, with edible yellowish egg-shaped fruit

the fruit of this plant

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May apple

or May·ap·ple

noun

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May apple

noun