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6 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg
originUncertain. 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.
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