mayapple

A North American herbaceous plant with a poisonous rootstock and an edible but bland fruit.

• 🇫🇷Plante herbacée nord-américaine à rhizome toxique et à fruit comestible mais sans saveur.

1. North American herb C1 formal american

   A North American woodland plant (Podophyllum peltatum) with a poisonous rootstock and a single, edible but bland fruit.

   • The mayapple's fruit is safe to eat when fully ripe, but the rest of the plant is toxic.
   • In spring, mayapple plants form large colonies on the forest floor.
   • The root of the mayapple has been used in traditional medicine.

   🇫🇷Podophylle pelté

   Synonymes: umbrella plant

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