Mayflower

Word MAYFLOWER
Character 9
Hyphenation may flow er
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Mayflower"

What do we mean by mayflower?

Any of various plants that bloom in May. noun

In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see arbutus); also, the blossom of these plants. noun

Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US). noun

Low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers noun

The ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620 noun

Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).

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The word "mayflower" in example sentences

The name mayflower was familiar in England, as the application of it to the historic vessel shows, but it was applied by the English, and still is, to the hawthorn. ❋ John Greenleaf Whittier (1849)

They skimmed across the ice for a series of drills, shooting and skating in patterns as intricate as a mayflower pole weaving. ❋ Sophia Hollander (2011)

Five Fun Facts About May 7 History holiday season, macy's day parade, mayflower, pilgrim, pilgrims, plymouth rock, thanksgiving ❋ Unknown (2009)

Shadbush/Juneberry blooming, Canada mayflower leaves up but no flowers yet. ❋ Jhetley (2009)

Chucky, they the ones that came over on the mayflower? ❋ Unknown (2009)

More rhodora blooming in the wetlands, Canada mayflower actually flowering in May, even if not in Canada, some trout lily and trilliums. ❋ Jhetley (2007)

Don't laugh this is serious stuff to me. being scottish-my family actually arriving to the americas with the mayflower-no bull Ahem. ❋ MANDREWS (2007)

Your are correct, my family did not come on the mayflower, and yours may have missed the boat. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Is it in Welken or do you have to mayflower to get there? ❋ Gregory Spencer (2004)

They went side by side, hand in hand, silently towards the hedge, where the mayflower, both pink and white, was in full bloom. ❋ Unknown (2004)

In this bright weather, the leaves just full, the mayflower in bloom, bulbs not yet quite over, and the river relearning its summer smile, the beauty of the prospect was not to be sneezed at. ❋ Unknown (2004)

He was clever and took great pains, and was always delighted to have our social gatherings of the highest standard, and no doubt he took notice of the beauties of nature in this, to us, new country, and watched the coming forth and maturing of Nova Scotia's idol, the mayflower. ❋ Edwin George Rundle (N/A)

I've looked on the mayflower, spring's earliest child, -- ❋ Sarah S. Mower (N/A)

The specimen illustrated shows some of these "jours" having the characteristic mayflower, lozenge, and dotted patterns. ❋ Emily Leigh Lowes (N/A)

The bright sun shines; the quiet river flows; the cuckoo is calling; the mayflower is in bloom along the hedge that ends in the stile on the towing-path. ❋ Eugene O'Neill (1920)

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