MAYPOP

maypop, Passiflora incarnata

(noun) of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

maypop (plural maypops)

A type of passionflower, purple in color (Passiflora incarnata).

Synonyms

• (Passiflora incarnata): purple passionflower, true passionflower, wild apricot, wild passion vine

Source: Wiktionary

May"pop, n. Etym: [Perh. corrupt. fr. maracock.] (Bot.)

Definition: The edible fruit of a passion flower, especially that of the North American Passiflora incarnata, an oval yellowish berry as large as a small apple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition