maypop

English

Passionflower (maypop)

Etymology

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.

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪpɒp/

Noun

maypop (plural maypops)

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

Synonyms

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