maracock en · NOUN
Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from Powhatan.
Meanings
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(historical) The fruit of various American passionflowers, probably Passiflora incarnata and Passiflora lutea.
They plant also Maracocks a wild fruit like a lemmon, which also increase infinitely.
1612, John Smith, Map of Virginia, Kupperman, published 1988, page 139:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maracocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
maracuja · an unrelated name for a similar flower