mayapplen.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪˌapl/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪˌæp(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: May n.², apple n.

Etymology: < May n.² + apple n.

1. A North American herbaceous plant, Podophyllum peltatum (family Berberidaceae), with a solitary waxy flower which appears in May. Also: the yellowish, egg-shaped fruit of this plant (which appears in September). Also called duck's foot, hog apple, wild lemon, mandrake. Now U.S.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [noun] > podophyllum or May-apple

mayapple1731

duck's foot1755

Indian apple1833

hog apple1837

lime-plant1844

Podophyllum1844

mandrake1845–50

wild lemon1882

1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 428 Anapodophyllon Canadense Morini... May-apple.

1733 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 2) Anapodophyllon, Duck's foot, or Pomum Maiale, i.e. May-apple... This Plant was brought from America.

1788 J. May Jrnl. 6 Aug. (1873) (modernized text) 97 I ate frequently of the May-apple, which is of a very agreeable flavor, and resembling pine-apple.

1836 C. P. Traill Backwoods of Canada 248 There is a plant in our woods, known by the names of man-drake, may-apple, and duck's foot.

1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 777 The May Apple is common..along the eastern side of North America.

1912 I. S. Cobb Back Home 76 In summer there would be..heaps of the sickish-smelling May apples.

1992 Countryside Mar. 64/2 He is heartened that Etoposide, a semisynthetic derived from the mayapple, has been approved by the FDA to treat testicular and lung cancer.

2. U.S. regional. The passion flower or its fruit; = May-pop n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > passion-fruits or granadillas

maracock1609

granadilla1613

water lemon1670

passion fruit1752

mayapple1775

sweet calabash1840

May-pop1851

1775 B. Romans Conc. Nat. Hist. E. & W. Florida 94 They [sc. Creek Indians] also prepare a cake of the pulp of the species of the passi flora, vulgarly called may apple.

1830 C. S. Rafinesque Med. Flora U.S. II. 250 P. incarnata called May apple, fruit yellow as large as an egg.

1937 in G. P. Rawick Amer. Slave (1972) II. 96 Molasses was made from watermelons in time of de war. Dey was also made from May-apples or may-pops as some call dem.

1993 T. Coffey Hist. & Folklore N. Amer. Wildflowers 76/1 The names of the fruit [of the Passion-Flower]—Maracoc, Maracock and Maycock to early European settlers and Maypop, Mayapple or Apricot more recently—are from the Powhatan mahcawq.

3. U.S. regional. The honeysuckle-apple, a kind of gall attacking the Pinkster flower; (also) the Pinkster flower itself, Rhododendron periclymenoides.

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > fungi > [noun] > other fungi

mayapple1872

lawyer's wig?1950

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > mushrooms or edible fungi > other edible fungi

Jew's ear1544

morel1653

Judas's ear1692

moriglio1698

chanterelle1777

sage-apple1832

swamp-apple1846

swamp-cheese1859

cèpe1865

mayapple1872

thunder-dirt1883

mealy parasol1887

1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 400 The same term of May-Apple is not unfrequently applied to a large, globular excrescence produced by the sting of a wasp on the miniature flowers of the Swamp Honeysuckle, and..occasionally to the shrub itself.

1881 G. Vanderbilt Social Hist. Flatbush 293 Mayapple, or ‘Pinkster bloomitje’, as the Dutch people called it, was abundant early in the season.

1892 W. H. Gibson Sharp Eyes 58 The May-apple which hangs among the clusters of the wild, fragrant pink swamp-azaleas has no mission in the world but to melt in the mouth of the eager, thirsty small boy.

1910 C. B. Graves et al. Catal. Flowering Plants & Ferns Connecticut 308 Rhododendron nudiflorum... Pinxter Flower. May Apple.

1939 O. P. Medsger Edible Wild Plants 154 These May apples, as they are sometimes called, are excellent for pickling with spiced vinegar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mayapple
释义	mayapplen. Brit. /ˈmeɪˌapl/, U.S. /ˈmeɪˌæp(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: May n.², apple n. Etymology: < May n.² + apple n. 1. A North American herbaceous plant, Podophyllum peltatum (family Berberidaceae), with a solitary waxy flower which appears in May. Also: the yellowish, egg-shaped fruit of this plant (which appears in September). Also called duck's foot, hog apple, wild lemon, mandrake. Now U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [noun] > podophyllum or May-apple mayapple1731 duck's foot1755 Indian apple1833 hog apple1837 lime-plant1844 Podophyllum1844 mandrake1845–50 wild lemon1882 1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 428 Anapodophyllon Canadense Morini... May-apple. 1733 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 2) Anapodophyllon, Duck's foot, or Pomum Maiale, i.e. May-apple... This Plant was brought from America. 1788 J. May Jrnl. 6 Aug. (1873) (modernized text) 97 I ate frequently of the May-apple, which is of a very agreeable flavor, and resembling pine-apple. 1836 C. P. Traill Backwoods of Canada 248 There is a plant in our woods, known by the names of man-drake, may-apple, and duck's foot. 1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 777 The May Apple is common..along the eastern side of North America. 1912 I. S. Cobb Back Home 76 In summer there would be..heaps of the sickish-smelling May apples. 1992 Countryside Mar. 64/2 He is heartened that Etoposide, a semisynthetic derived from the mayapple, has been approved by the FDA to treat testicular and lung cancer. 2. U.S. regional. The passion flower or its fruit; = May-pop n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > passion-fruits or granadillas maracock1609 granadilla1613 water lemon1670 passion fruit1752 mayapple1775 sweet calabash1840 May-pop1851 1775 B. Romans Conc. Nat. Hist. E. & W. Florida 94 They [sc. Creek Indians] also prepare a cake of the pulp of the species of the passi flora, vulgarly called may apple. 1830 C. S. Rafinesque Med. Flora U.S. II. 250 P. incarnata called May apple, fruit yellow as large as an egg. 1937 in G. P. Rawick Amer. Slave (1972) II. 96 Molasses was made from watermelons in time of de war. Dey was also made from May-apples or may-pops as some call dem. 1993 T. Coffey Hist. & Folklore N. Amer. Wildflowers 76/1 The names of the fruit [of the Passion-Flower]—Maracoc, Maracock and Maycock to early European settlers and Maypop, Mayapple or Apricot more recently—are from the Powhatan mahcawq. 3. U.S. regional. The honeysuckle-apple, a kind of gall attacking the Pinkster flower; (also) the Pinkster flower itself, Rhododendron periclymenoides. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > fungi > [noun] > other fungi mayapple1872 lawyer's wig?1950 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > mushrooms or edible fungi > other edible fungi Jew's ear1544 morel1653 Judas's ear1692 moriglio1698 chanterelle1777 sage-apple1832 swamp-apple1846 swamp-cheese1859 cèpe1865 mayapple1872 thunder-dirt1883 mealy parasol1887 1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 400 The same term of May-Apple is not unfrequently applied to a large, globular excrescence produced by the sting of a wasp on the miniature flowers of the Swamp Honeysuckle, and..occasionally to the shrub itself. 1881 G. Vanderbilt Social Hist. Flatbush 293 Mayapple, or ‘Pinkster bloomitje’, as the Dutch people called it, was abundant early in the season. 1892 W. H. Gibson Sharp Eyes 58 The May-apple which hangs among the clusters of the wild, fragrant pink swamp-azaleas has no mission in the world but to melt in the mouth of the eager, thirsty small boy. 1910 C. B. Graves et al. Catal. Flowering Plants & Ferns Connecticut 308 Rhododendron nudiflorum... Pinxter Flower. May Apple. 1939 O. P. Medsger Edible Wild Plants 154 These May apples, as they are sometimes called, are excellent for pickling with spiced vinegar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1731
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