any of various plants that blossom in May, such as the hepatica or anemone in the United States, and the hawthorn or cowslip in England.
Mayflower, the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton, England, to North America in 1620.
any of various plants that bloom in May
another name for trailing arbutus
another name for hawthorn cowslip marsh marigold
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“Epigea” refers to Epigaea repens, commonly known as trailing arbutus or mayflower: a low-growing shrub that produces clusters of pink flowers.
From Slate • May 17, 2016
It was intended as the thorn beneath the mayflower, but it was no such thing.
From The Pillars of the House, V1 by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Stedman's poem is worthy of his theme, and is the only one I recall by any of our well-known poets upon the much-loved mayflower or arbutus.
From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John
Like the mayflower, they love the woods, and will not be naturalized in the garden.
From The Function of the Poet and Other Essays by Lowell, James Russell
Others make the world better for their beauty and fragrance and of these the ground laurel, the trailing arbutus, the mayflower, is best known and loved.
From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop
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