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MAYFLOWER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers
Synonyms:
Epigaea repens; mayflower; trailing arbutus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mayflower" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
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