maypop

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US/ˈmeɪpɒp/

noun

A type of passionflower, purple in color (Passiflora incarnata).

Similar
purple passionflowertrue passionflowerwild apricotwild passion vinePassiflora incarnata
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Meanings

nounmaypop (plural maypops)

plural maypops

  1. A type of passionflower, purple in color (Passiflora incarnata).

    Synonyms: purple passionflower, true passionflower, wild apricot, wild passion vine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of passionflower, purple in color (Passiflora incarnata).

Similar
purple passionflowertrue passionflowerwild apricotwild passion vine

More synonyms by meaning

nounof southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg

Similar
Passiflora incarnata
Broader
passionflowerpassionflower vine
Also see
maracock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Uncertain. Plausible etymologies compete: *From the flowers tending to emerge in May. *From a popping sound made by stepping on dropped fruit. *An alteration of maracock, a similar flower; perhaps influenced by macock.

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APA

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

MLA

“maypop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maypop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maypop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maypop.

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