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maypop

may·pop [ máy pòp ] (plural may·pops)


noun 
Definition:
 
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.

2. fruit of maypop: the yellow fruit of the maypop plant

[Mid-19th century. Alteration of maycock, kind of melon < obsolete maracock "maypop"]
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