MAY APPLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does May apple mean?
• MAY APPLE (noun)
The noun MAY APPLE has 2 senses:
1. edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant
2. North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
Familiarity information: MAY APPLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MAY APPLE (noun)
Meaning:
Edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("May apple" is a kind of...):
fruit (the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant)
Holonyms ("May apple" is a part of...):
May apple; mayapple; Podophyllum peltatum; wild mandrake (North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit)
Meaning:
North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
mayapple; Podophyllum peltatum; wild mandrake; May apple
Hypernyms ("May apple" is a kind 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)
Meronyms (parts of "May apple"):
May apple (edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant)
Holonyms ("May apple" is a member of...):
genus Podophyllum; Podophyllum (perennial rhizomatous herbs)
