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mayapple
may·ap·ple or May apple M5171800 (mā′ăp′əl)n.1. A rhizomatous plant (Podophyllum peltatum) of eastern North America, having large umbrellalike leaves, a single, nodding white flower, and yellow fruit. The ripe fruit is edible, but the roots, leaves, and seeds of the plant are poisonous.2. The fruit of this plant. In both senses also called mandrake.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mayapple - North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruitPodophyllum peltatum, wild mandrake, May applegenus Podophyllum, Podophyllum - perennial rhizomatous herbsMay apple - edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plantherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
EncyclopediaSeeMay appleMayapple
A perennial herb once used as an anthelmintic, emetic, purgative, and liver tonic; its marked purgative activity precludes its therapeutic use; a semisynthetic derivative, etoposide, is used to treat cancers
Toxicity Dermatitis, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, severe gastroenteritis, and possibly death; mayapple is regarded by the FDA as ‘unsafe’mayapple
Related to mayapple: Podophyllum peltatumSynonyms for mayapplenoun North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruitSynonyms- Podophyllum peltatum
- wild mandrake
- May apple
Related Words- genus Podophyllum
- Podophyllum
- May apple
- herb
- herbaceous plant
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