Answer: mayapple

AnswerCrossword Clue
MAYAPPLEThe mandrake.
MAYAPPLEFruit.
MAYAPPLEMandrake, e.g.
MAYAPPLEWild mandrake
MAYAPPLEEgg-shaped fruit
mayappleAn American herbaceous plant of the barberry family with large, deeply divided leaves. The plant, which bears a yellow, egg-shaped edible fruit in May, has long been used medicinally