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mayflower

May·flow·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mey-flou-er]
    • /ˈmeɪˌflaʊ ər/
    • /ˈmeɪ.ˌflɑː.wə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mey-flou-er]
    • /ˈmeɪˌflaʊ ər/

Definitions of mayflower word

  • noun mayflower (italics) the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton to the New World in 1620. 1
  • noun mayflower (lowercase) any of various plants that blossom in May as the hepatica or anemone in the U.S., and the hawthorn or cowslip in England. 1
  • noun mayflower (lowercase) the trailing arbutus, Epigaea repens: the state flower of Massachusetts. 1
  • noun mayflower A name given to several plants that bloom in May, especially certain hepaticas and anemones and the trailing arbutus. 1
  • noun mayflower flowering plant 1
  • noun mayflower any of various plants that bloom in May 0
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Origin of mayflower

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; May + flower

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Parts of speech for Mayflower

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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mayflower popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • mayflower compact

    an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620.

  • canada mayflower

    a small wildflower (Maianthemum canadense) of the lily family, with white flowers and red, beadlike berries, found in the N U.S. and in Canada; bead-ruby

  • plymouth

    an island in the Leeward Islands, in the SE West Indies: a British crown colony. 39½ sq. mi. (102 sq. km). Capital: Plymouth.

  • plymouth rock

    a rock at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on which the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower are said to have stepped ashore when they landed in America in 1620.

  • trailing arbutus

    Also called arbutus, mayflower. a creeping eastern North American plant, Epigaea repens, of the heath family, having leathery, oval leaves and terminal clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers.
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