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Mayflower

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May⋅flow⋅er

[mey-flou-er]
–noun
1. (italics) the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton to the New World in 1620.
2. (lowercase) any of various plants that blossom in May, as the hepatica or anemone in the U.S., and the hawthorn or cowslip in England.
3. (lowercase) the trailing arbutus, Epigaea repens: the state flower of Massachusetts.

Origin:
1560–70; May + flower

trailing arbutus

–noun
Also called arbutus, mayflower. a creeping eastern North American plant, Epigaea repens, of the heath family, having leathery, oval leaves and terminal clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers.

Origin:
1775–85
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may·flow·er   (mā'flou'ər)   
n.  
  1. Any of various plants that bloom in May.

  2. See trailing arbutus.

trail·ing arbutus   (trā'lĭng)   
n.  A low-growing evergreen shrub (Epigaea repens) of eastern North America, having leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers. Also called mayflower.
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Mayflower

The ship that carried the Pilgrims to America. It made a permanent landing near Plymouth Rock in 1620, after the Pilgrims had agreed to the Mayflower Compact.

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