mayflower
/ˈmeɪˌflaʊər/
noun
- A ship that carried the Pilgrims from England to America in 1620.
- The Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620.
- My class is learning about the Mayflower and the first Thanksgiving.
- A replica of the Mayflower is docked in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
- Any of various plants that bloom in May, especially the trailing arbutus (Epigaea repens) in eastern North America.
- The mayflower is the state flower of Massachusetts.
- We found a patch of mayflowers blooming under the pine trees.
- She pressed a mayflower between the pages of her journal.