mayflower
noun
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.
mayflowers
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pluralof mayflower.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The two met at an audition for a community theater production in Southern California, and Nixon proposed two years later, delivering her engagement ring in a basket filled with mayflowers.
From Time ● Mar. 13, 2012
I sought long for mayflowers on the seaward slopes and in the rough gullies of these "highlands of Plymouth," I did not find them there.
From Old Plymouth Trails by Winthrop Packard
She was a fairy queen who thus graciously smiled on him and chattered blithely as they searched for mayflowers in the fresh spring sunshine.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
The deck should be heaped with mayflowers, if this loveliest of our spring blossoms is to be had, and around the table at irregular intervals may be shallow bowls of the same flower.
From Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions by Caroline Benedict Burrell
Her eyes brightened when she saw the mayflowers he carried.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
