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Passionflower (maypop)
 
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Uncertain. Plausible etymologies compete:

  • From the flowers tending to emerge in May.
  • From a popping sound made by stepping on dropped fruit.
  • An alteration of maracock, a similar flower; perhaps influenced by macock.[1]

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

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Noun edit

maypop (plural maypops)

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

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