mayapple

== English == === Alternative forms === May apple === Etymology === From May +‎ apple. The fruit is notably neither related to apples (though "apple" itself has an archaic sense of generically referring to fruit), nor ripens during the month of May; only the flower blooms then around then in certain areas. === Noun === mayapple (plural mayapples) A fruit-bearing flowering plant with poisonous roots, native to eastern North America, taxonomic name Podophyllum peltatum. The fruit of the plant Podophyllum peltatum. ==== Synonyms ==== hog apple raccoon-berry ==== Derived terms ==== mayapple rust ==== Translations ====