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Meanings of mayflower in English

Low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers.

Synonyms
Examples for "trailing arbutus"
Examples for "trailing arbutus"
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The best things I have done are trailing arbutus and apple-blossoms.
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss
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She lifted a small cluster of trailing arbutus and gave it to David.
Patchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People'
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We don't want to exterminate the trailing arbutus in Crow Hill.
Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites
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The May flower, or trailing arbutus, has been aptly styled our national flower.
Woman on the American Frontier / A Valuable and Authentic Histor...
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Betty came over; she knew some nooks where the trailing arbutus grew and bloomed.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
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"Variations in Epigaea repens" 'Proc.
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Usage of mayflower in English
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Like the mayflower, they love the woods, and will not be naturalized in the garden.
The Function of the Poet, and Other Essays
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Arbutus, trailing, or mayflower.
The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton
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Would we not like to grasp an enjoyment less merely of the senses from the geranium's balm and the mayflower's spice?
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 / Devoted To...
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Eyes like a deer, face like a mayflower, voice like the "D" string in a 'cello,-shewas the picture of Drummond's girl in "The Habitant":
The Ruling Passion: Tales of Nature and Human Nature
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Thanksgiving originated with the pilgrims who came from England in the Mayflower.
Games for All Occasions
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The people on board the Mayflower were glad of the pleasant day.
The Children's Book of Christmas Stories
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An account of Mayflower days and the founding of the Plymouth colony.
A Mother's List of Books for Children
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The original Mayflower ship transported 102 British settlers from England to America.
Reuters
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Nearly everyone tells you here, their great-great-grandfather came over in the Mayflower.
Elizabeth Visits America
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She has grown since then, even to the proportions of the Mayflower.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume I, Part 2: 1866-1875
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As for little Remember, she spent the day on board the Mayflower.
The Children's Book of Christmas Stories
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The Mayflower is a lovely wax-like ground creeper with an exquisite perfume.
Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books
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He is now sales and marketing manager of the Washington Mayflower hotel.
The Irish Times
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He even had a teapot that had come over in the Mayflower.
An American Politician: A Novel
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A Mayflower moving van was parked across the street from Valerie's bungalow.
Dark rivers of the heart
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Edward Burgess, father of W. Starling designed the Puritan, Mayflower, and Volunteer.
The new yorker
Mayflower through the time