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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“We used to be in a world where we built really expensive, heavy hardware and it was like waving goodbye to the Mayflower when it launched,” said the Army’s Evans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
The country's current record high for June rests at 35.6C, set in Southampton's Mayflower Park in 1957 and met again at Camden Square in North London in 1976.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025
On Thursday, Savage equated it to the Colts leaving Baltimore in Mayflower trucks over 40 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025
His father had arrived in Plymouth on a ship called the Anne a few years after the Mayflower.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024
In consequence, as Smith later crowed, the hapless Mayflower spent several frigid weeks scouting around Cape Cod for a good place to land, during which time many colonists became sick and died.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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