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May Apple

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Noun

1. may apple

edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant

2. may apple, mayapple, podophyllum peltatum, wild mandrake

North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

May Apple

see synonyms of may apple
noun
1. 
an American berberidaceous plant, Podophyllum peltatum, with edible yellowish egg-shaped fruit
2. 
the fruit of this plant

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

May Apple

see synonyms of may apple
1. 
a perennial woodland plant (Podophyllum peltatum) of the barberry family, with shield-shaped leaves and a single, large, white, cuplike flower, found in the E U.S.
2. 
its edible yellow fruit

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

May Apple

see synonyms of may apple
n.
1. A rhizomatous plant (Podophyllum peltatum) of eastern North America, having large umbrellalike leaves, a single, nodding white flower, and yellow fruit. The ripe fruit is edible, but the roots, leaves, and seeds of the plant are poisonous.
2. The fruit of this plant. In both senses also called mandrake.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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