May apple

A form of mayapple — A fruit-bearing flowering plant with poisonous roots, native to eastern North America, taxonomic name Podophyllum peltatum.

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Meanings

nounMay apple (plural May apples)

plural May apples

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mayapple.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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mayapplewild mandrakePodophyllum peltatum
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
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mayapple

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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May apple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%20apple

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Chicago

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