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‖ maracock Obs. exc. Hist.|ˈmærəkɒk|
Forms: 7 maricock, maracoco, -coko, amaracoc, 7–8 maracoc, 8 maracot, marococ, marcor, 7– maracock.
[From the Virginian dialect of Algonquin.]
The fruit of certain American passion-flowers, esp. the ‘may-pop’, Passiflora incarnata, native of Virginia, and the granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis, of Brazil and the West Indies. Also the plant itself.
1612Strachey Virginia (Hakl. Soc.) 60 The maricock apple. 1612Capt. Smith Virginia 17 They plant also Maracocks a wild fruit like a lemmon. 1649Perf. Descr. Virginia (1837) 18 Fruits they have, Strawberries..Maracokos [etc.]. 1660Sharrock Vegetables 34 The Amaracoc or Passion flower. 1704Dict. Rust. et Urb. s.v. March, Toward the end [of March] sow..Marcors or Passion-Flower. 1707Curios. in Husb. & Gard. 285 The Maracot is a Plant that creeps like Ivy. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Granadilla, The common granadilla, called the maracot and passion flower. 1896P. A. Bruce Econ. Hist. Virginia I. 98 In addition, there were..maracocks or mayapples, beans and pumpkins. |