mayapple

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noun
Definitions
  • A fruit-bearing flowering plant with poisonous roots, native to eastern North America, taxonomic name Podophyllum peltatum.
  • The fruit of the plant Podophyllum peltatum

Etymology

Compound from English May + English apple.

Origin

English

apple

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