mayflower

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'Mayflower', 'mayflower': /ˈmeɪˌflaʊə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mā′flou′ər)



Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mayflower / ˈmeɪˌflaʊə/
  1. any of various plants that bloom in May

  2. another name for hawthorn, cowslip, marsh marigold
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
May•flow•er  (mā′flou′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. American History(italics) the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton to the New World in 1620.
  2. Plant Biology(l.c.) 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. Plant Biology(l.c.) the trailing arbutus, Epigaea repens: the state flower of Massachusetts.
  • May + flower 1560–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Mayflower / ˈmeɪˌflaʊə/
  1. the Mayflower ⇒ the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
'mayflower' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Canada mayflower - Mayflower compact - Pilgrim Fathers - Plymouth - Plymouth Rock - Provincetown - hawthorn - over - trailing arbutus - wild lily of the valley
Synonyms: flower, plant, more...

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