Thesaurus: mayflower
In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see Arbutus); also, the blossom of these plants.
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- n. In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see Arbutus); also, the blossom of these plants.
- n. low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers
- In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see Arbutus); also, the blossom of these plants.
- In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus(see Arbutus); also, the blossom of these plants.
- n. the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620