Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mayflower

/mˈeɪflˌaʊɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: mayflow-er
IPA: /mˈeɪflˌaʊɚ/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620.

noun

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

Etymology

From mayflower.

Inflected Forms

mayflowers (plural)

Phrases

Canada mayflower

Synonyms

the boat mayweed trailing arbutus epigaea repens

Questions

How do you pronounce mayflower?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈeɪflˌaʊɚ/.
What does mayflower mean?: A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620.
Where does mayflower come from?: From mayflower.

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