First Known Use: 1851
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maypop
noun may·pop \ˈmā-ˌpäp\
Definition of MAYPOP
: a climbing perennial passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) of the southern United States with a large ovoid yellow edible but insipid berry; also : its fruit
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Origin of MAYPOP
alteration of maracock, perhaps from Virginia Algonquian
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