mayapple
/ˈmeɪˌæpəl/
noun
- A North American woodland plant with a single white flower and a yellow, lemon-shaped fruit, also called the American mandrake.
- We found a patch of mayapple growing near the stream in the woods.
- The fruit of the mayapple is edible when fully ripe, but the rest of the plant is poisonous.
- In early spring, mayapple plants carpet the forest floor with their umbrella-like leaves.
- The fruit of the mayapple plant.
- She made a tangy jam from ripe mayapples she picked in the forest.
- You should only eat a mayapple when it is soft and yellow.
- The mayapple has a sweet and sour flavor, similar to a lemon.