Mayflower
(noun) the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Mayflower
A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620.
mayflower (plural mayflowers)
Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).
• mayweed
Source: Wiktionary
May"flow`er, n. (Bot.)
Definition: In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see Arbutus); also, the blossom of these plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
