mayflower

Meaning

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

Synonyms

Epigaea repens

English hawthorn

hedgethorn

howthorn

may blosom

may tree

midland hawthorn

thorn-apple tree

cf. May flower

Frequency

29k
Etymology

From May + flower.

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