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mayflower

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may·flow·er  (mflour)
n.
1. Any of various plants that bloom in May.
2. See trailing arbutus.
mayflower [ˈmeɪˌflaʊə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various plants that bloom in May
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) US and Canadian another name for trailing arbutus
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Brit another name for hawthorn, cowslip, marsh marigold
Mayflower [ˈmeɪˌflaʊə]
n
(Historical Terms) (Transport / Nautical Terms) the. the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
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Noun1.mayflowerMayflower - the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
2.mayflowermayflower - low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers
Epigaea repens, trailing arbutus
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems


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One of the vessels in the fleet was that same Mayflower which had carried the Puritan Pilgrims to Plymouth.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Rebecca's hair was loosened and falling over her forehead in ruffled waves; her eyes were brilliant, her cheeks crimson; there was a hint of everything in the girl's face,--of sensitiveness and delicacy as well as of ardor; there was the sweetness of the mayflower and the strength of the young oak, but one could easily divine that she was one of
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
Silas Sloane's place, the Mayflowers blossomed out, pink and white stars of sweetness under their brown leaves.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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