Associations to the word «Mayflower»

Wiktionary

MAYFLOWER, proper noun. A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620.
MAYFLOWER, noun. Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).

Dictionary definition

MAYFLOWER, noun. The ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620.
MAYFLOWER, noun. Low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers.

Wise words

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