What is a mayflower?

What is a mayflower? Here are some definitions.

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  1. Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).
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One of the two roses appearing on the New Brunswick stamps was replaced by the floral emblem of Nova Scotia, the mayflower.
Often, especially in the north, the understory is poor with only a few dominants such as woodferns, bluebead and Canada mayflower.
The Quebec wild iris, the Ontario trillium, the Nova Scotia mayflower, and the Manitoba prairie crocus represent the birth provinces respectively of his wife Dania and sons Michael, Andrew and Daniel.
The small forest, once dominated by elm trees, is now mainly maple and beech, mixed with a variety of other native growth including eastern hemlock, black cherry, basswood and Canada mayflower.
In the damp fields surrounding the streams I found cowslip, self heal and mayflower.
Mint, lemon balm, pennyroyal, chives, chamomile, mayflower, and summer savory are a few herbs perfectly suited to this microclimate.

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