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mayapple

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n.1.North American herb (Podophyllum peltatum) with poisonous root stock and an edible though insipid egg-shaped yellowish fruit; called also wild mandrake.
2.The fruit of the mayapple{1}.
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Noun1.mayapple - North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruitmayapple - North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
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


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Byline: ANI Washington, September 6 (ANI): A common weed called American mayapple has been found to produce anti-cancer compound podophyllotoxin, say researchers at Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi.
For example, Mayapple (a forest herb) contains the chemical podophyllotoxin, which seems useful in treating skin cancer (Mayapple in the wild may be the only source of this chemical).
At age 10, I knew where the pipsissewa came up in spring, where the wild azalea bloomed, where to look for mayapples and mint.
 
 
 
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