Maypop Definition

māpŏp
noun
The small, yellow, edible fruit of a passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) growing in the S U.S.
Webster's New World
The plant itself.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Passiflora incarnata

Other Word Forms of Maypop

Noun

Singular:
maypop
Plural:
maypops

Origin of Maypop

  • Alteration (perhaps influenced by pop) of earlier maycock alteration (influenced by May) of earlier maracock perhaps of Virginia Algonquian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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