MAYAPPLE


Meaning of MAYAPPLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmā-ˌa-pəl ]

noun

Etymology: May

Date: circa 1733

: a North American herb ( Podophyllum peltatum ) of the barberry family with a poisonous rootstock, one or two large-lobed peltate leaves, and a single large white flower followed by a yellow egg-shaped edible fruit ; also : its fruit

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