May apple

May apple

n. In both senses also called mandrake.

1. A rhizomatous plant (Podophyllum peltatum) of eastern North America, having a single, nodding white flower and oval yellow fruit. Although the pulp of the ripe fruit is edible, the roots, leaves, and seeds of the plant are poisonous.

2. The fruit of this plant.

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May apple

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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an American berberidaceous plant, Podophyllum peltatum, with edible yellowish egg-shaped fruit

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this plant

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	May apple - edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum, wild mandrake, May apple - North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
	2.	May apple - North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum, wild mandrake genus Podophyllum, Podophyllum - perennial rhizomatous herbs May apple - edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests