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MAYAPPLE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
Synonyms:
May apple; mayapple; Podophyllum peltatum; wild mandrake
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mayapple" is a kind 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)
Meronyms (parts of "mayapple"):
May apple (edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant)
Holonyms ("mayapple" is a member of...):
genus Podophyllum; Podophyllum (perennial rhizomatous herbs)
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