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| may·pop [ máy pòp ] (plural may·pops) |
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1. climbing plant with edible fruit: a climbing plant with three-lobed leaves and edible but somewhat tasteless fruit. Flowers: purple, white. Native to: southeastern United States. Latin name Passiflora incarnata.
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2. fruit of maypop: the yellow fruit of the maypop plant
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| [Mid-19th century. Alteration of maycock, kind of melon < obsolete maracock "maypop"] |
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