noun
- plural of mayapple; North American woodland plants with umbrella-like leaves and single white flowers, or their edible yellow fruits
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The mayapples formed a carpet across the forest floor in early spring.
- She carefully harvested the ripe mayapples for making jam.
- Mayapples typically bloom in May, hence their common name.
- The colony of mayapples spread through underground rhizomes.
- Wild turkeys often feed on fallen mayapples in the autumn.
- The mayapples’ large leaves provided shade for smaller woodland plants.