mayapple
noun
may·ap·ple ˈmā-ˌa-pəl 
: a North American herb (Podophyllum peltatum) of the barberry family with a poisonous rootstock, one or two large-lobed peltate leaves, and a single large white flower followed by a yellow egg-shaped edible fruit
also : its fruit
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The mayapple features a big, white flower that hangs down between the leaves and develops a little green fruit that like the entire plant is toxic. 
Peter Krouse, cleveland, 27 May 2022 In Waukesha, Linder said her blended gardens lean cottage style but also include a variety of woodland natives including wild geranium, mayapple, bloodroot, wild ginger and both red and white trillium. Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2022 Norway maple is an invasive plant that has escaped from cultivation to displace sugar maple and shade to death spring wildflowers such as Dutchman’s breeches, dog-tooth violet and mayapple. Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2019 The native mayapple is a familiar woodland sight, but Avent sells a number of Asian varieties that, unlike the indigenous species, don’t slink away in the heat of summer. Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019 Or try native woodland wildflowers such as perennial lobelia, mayapple, columbine, thalictrum, amsonia, blood root, Solomon seal, and phlox. Boston.com Real Estate, 21 Aug. 2019 The forest floor was dotted with native plants including mayapples, wood violets and jack-in-the-pulpits. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2018 Those who plant native gardens eagerly watch as mayapples and trilliums emerge from the ground. Jill Sell, cleveland.com, 13 Aug. 2017 See More
Peter Krouse, cleveland, 27 May 2022 In Waukesha, Linder said her blended gardens lean cottage style but also include a variety of woodland natives including wild geranium, mayapple, bloodroot, wild ginger and both red and white trillium. Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2022 Norway maple is an invasive plant that has escaped from cultivation to displace sugar maple and shade to death spring wildflowers such as Dutchman’s breeches, dog-tooth violet and mayapple. Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2019 The native mayapple is a familiar woodland sight, but Avent sells a number of Asian varieties that, unlike the indigenous species, don’t slink away in the heat of summer. Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019 Or try native woodland wildflowers such as perennial lobelia, mayapple, columbine, thalictrum, amsonia, blood root, Solomon seal, and phlox. Boston.com Real Estate, 21 Aug. 2019 The forest floor was dotted with native plants including mayapples, wood violets and jack-in-the-pulpits. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2018 Those who plant native gardens eagerly watch as mayapples and trilliums emerge from the ground. Jill Sell, cleveland.com, 13 Aug. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
May
First Known Use
1731, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
mayapple
noun
may·ap·ple ˈmā-ˌap-ᵊl
often capitalized
1
: a North American herb of the genus Podophyllum (P. peltatum) having a poisonous rootstock and rootlets that are a source of the drug podophyllum
2
: the yellow egg-shaped edible but often tasteless fruit of the mayapple