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May apple

or Ѳap

noun

  1. an American plant, Podophyllum peltatum, of the barberry family, bearing an edible, yellowish, egg-shaped fruit.
  2. the fruit itself.

May apple

noun

  1. an American berberidaceous plant, Podophyllum peltatum, with edible yellowish egg-shaped fruit
  2. the fruit of this plant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of May apple1

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35

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