mayflower

Any of various plants that bloom in May.

In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see arbutus); also, the blossom of these plants.

Any of several plants that flower in May – especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).

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

the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620