/may"flow'euhr/ , n.
1. ( italics ) the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton to the New World in 1620.
2. ( l.c. ) any of various plants that blossom in May, as the hepatica or anemone in the U.S., and the hawthorn or cowslip in England.
3. ( l.c. ) the trailing arbutus, Epigaea repens: the state flower of Massachusetts.
[ 1560-70; MAY + FLOWER ]