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May apple

DEFINITIONS OF: May apple

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n North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit

Synonyms:
Podophyllum peltatum, mayapple, wild mandrake
Type 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

n edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant

Type of:
fruit
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
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