May apple
or Mayapple
an American plant, Podophyllum peltatum, of the barberry family, bearing an edible, yellowish, egg-shaped fruit.
the fruit itself.
Origin of May apple
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How to use May apple in a sentence
From the tincture of the root (rhizomes) of may-apple (Podophyllum peltatum).
Of the May-apple, I did not raise one green tent without finding a flower beneath.
At Home And Abroad | Margaret Fuller OssoliWhile the fruit of the May-apple is edible, the leaves and root are poisonous, not to the touch but to the taste.
On the Trail | Lina Beard and Adelia Belle BeardThe shadows of the May-apple stalks were getting longer and longer.
Up Terrapin River | Opie P. ReadThe broad leaves and waxen flowers of the May-apple carpeted unexpected clearings.
Mountain | Clement Wood
British Dictionary definitions for May apple
an American berberidaceous plant, Podophyllum peltatum, with edible yellowish egg-shaped fruit
the fruit of this plant
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