MAYAPPLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does mayapple mean? • MAYAPPLE (noun)
The noun MAYAPPLE has 1 sense:
1. North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
Familiarity information: MAYAPPLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MAYAPPLE (noun)
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 ("mayapple" 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 "mayapple"):
May apple (edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant)
Holonyms ("mayapple" is a member of...):
genus Podophyllum; Podophyllum (perennial rhizomatous herbs)
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