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maypop

(mā′päp′)

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noun

the small, yellow, edible fruit of a passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) growing in the S U.S.
the plant itself

Origin: altered < maracock < AmInd (Algonquian)

See maypop in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A vine (Passiflora incarnata) of the southeast United States having purple and white flowers, three-lobed leaves, and edible yellow fruit.
The fruit of this plant.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of maycock

Origin: , from earlier maracock

Origin: , perhaps of Virginia Algonquian origin

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