Define the word mayflower"Mayflower" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Mayflower \May"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)
In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing
arbutus (see Arbutus); also, the blossom of these plants.
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"mayflower" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Arbutus \Ar"bu*tus\, Arbute \Ar"bute\, n. [L. arbutus, akin to
arbor tree.]
The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the
Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the
strawberry; the arbute tree.
[1913 Webster]
Trailing arbutus (Bot.), a creeping or trailing plant of
the Heath family (Epig[ae]a repens), having white or
usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance,
growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in
the spring; in New England known as mayflower; -- called
also ground laurel. --Gray.
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"Mayflower" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
Mayflower
n 1: the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to
Massachusetts in 1620
2: low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with
leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white
flowers [syn: trailing arbutus, Epigaea repens]
"Mayflower" gazetteer "U.S. Gazetteer (1990)"
Mayflower, AR (city, FIPS 44750)
Location: 34.97181 N, 92.41902 W
Population (1990): 1415 (708 housing units)
Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72106
"Mayflower" gaz-place "U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)"
Mayflower, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000): 1631
Housing Units (2000): 872
Land area (2000): 2.929154 sq. miles (7.586474 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.046602 sq. miles (0.120698 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.975756 sq. miles (7.707172 sq. km)
FIPS code: 44750
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 34.968118 N, 92.419603 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 72106
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Mayflower, AR
Mayflower
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