May apple

/meɪ ˌæpəl/
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Other forms: May apples

Definitions of May apple
  1. noun
    North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
    synonyms: Podophyllum peltatum, mayapple, wild mandrake
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    type of:
    herb, herbaceous plant
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
  2. noun
    edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant
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    type of:
    fruit
    the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
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