Mayflower (disambiguation)
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Plants
- CrataegusCrataegusCrataegus , commonly called hawthorn or thornapple, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name hawthorn was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe,...
(hawthorn) - HepaticaHepaticaHepatica is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, native to central and northern Europe, Asia and eastern North America...
- Epigaea repensEpigaea repensEpigaea repens — known as mayflower or trailing arbutus — is a low, spreading shrub in the Ericaceae family. It is found from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Kentucky and the Northwest Territories.-Biological description:...
(trailing arbutus) - Maianthemum canadenseMaianthemum canadenseMaianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense (Canadian May-lily, Canada Mayflower, False Lily-of-the-valley, Canadian Lily-of-the-valley, Wild Lily-of-the-valley, Two-leaved Solomonseal; syn. Maianthemum canadense var. interius Fern., Maianthemum canadense var...
Ships
- MayflowerMayflowerThe Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620...
, the ship used by the Pilgrims to sail to North America- Mayflower IIMayflower IIThe Mayflower II is a replica of the 17th century ship Mayflower, celebrated for transporting the Pilgrims to the New World.The replica was built in Devon, England, during 1955–1956, in a collaboration between Englishman Warwick Charlton and Plimoth Plantation, an American museum...
, a replica of the 17th century Mayflower, built in Devon, England, during 1955–1956
- Mayflower II
- Another Mayflower, which sailed with the Winthrop FleetWinthrop FleetThe Winthrop Fleet was a group of eleven sailing ships under the leadership of John Winthrop that carried approximately 700 Puritans plus livestock and provisions from England to New England over the summer of 1630.-Motivation:...
in 1630 - USS MayflowerUSS MayflowerUSS Mayflower has been the name of three ships in the United States Navy. They are named for the Mayflower, which transported the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth, England to Virginia.*USS Mayflower , a screw tug built in 1866....
– any of three ships: screw tug, presidential yachtRoyal YachtA royal yacht is a ship used by a monarch or a royal family. If the monarch is an emperor the proper term is imperial yacht. Most of them are financed by the government of the country of which the monarch is head...
, lighthouse tenderLighthouse tenderA lighthouse tender is a ship specifically designed to maintain, support, or tend to lighthouses, or lightvessels, providing supplies, fuel, mail and transportation.... - HMCS Mayflower (K191)HMCS Mayflower (K191)HMCS Mayflower was a that served in the Royal Canadian Navy. She was ordered for the Royal Navy from Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal and laid down on 20 February 1940. She was launched on 3 July 1940, transferred to the RCN, and commissioned on 15 May 1941...
, a World War II corvette of the Royal Canadian Navy - Mayflower (yacht)Mayflower (yacht)Mayflower was the victorious U.S. defender of the sixth America's Cup in 1886 against English challenger Galatea.-Design:The sloop Mayflower was the second America's Cup defender designed by Edward "Ned " Burgess, built by George Lawley & Son and launched in 1886 for owner General Charles J. Paine...
, a 1886 America's Cup yacht - Mayflower steam tug 1861, a steam tug of 1861, preserved at Bristol, UK
Places
Ghana- Mayflower Preparatory School, Primary and Junior High School in Baatsona, Accra
United Kingdom
- Mayflower High SchoolMayflower High SchoolMayflower High School, founded in 1966, and named after The Mayflower, is a coeducational, secondary school located in Billericay, Essex in the East of England in the United Kingdom. The school has a mixed intake of students aged 11–18 and is a community comprehensive. As of June 2006 the number...
, in Billericay, Essex, England - Mayflower LineMayflower LineThe Mayflower Line is a branch railway line from Manningtree to Harwich in the county of Essex in England. Passenger services are operated by National Express East Anglia...
, the railway line from Manningtree to Harwich in Essex, England - Mayflower TheatreMayflower TheatreThe Mayflower is a Grade II listed theatre, in the city centre of Southampton, United Kingdom, with a capacity of 2,300. It features West End theatre shows when they tour the UK. The theatre opened on the 22 December 1928, as The Empire Theatre, part of the Moss Empire theatre group...
, in Southampton, England
United States
- Mayflower, ArkansasMayflower, ArkansasMayflower is a city in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,631 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, town in the United States - Mayflower, California (disambiguation)
- Mayflower, Imperial County, CaliforniaMayflower, Imperial County, CaliforniaMayflower is a former settlement in Imperial County, California. It lay at an elevation of 144 feet below sea level. It still appeared on maps as of 1947....
- Mayflower, Placer County, CaliforniaMayflower, Placer County, CaliforniaMayflower is a former settlement in Placer County, California. Mayflower is located north of Foresthill. It lay at an elevation of 3107 feet ....
- Mayflower Village, CaliforniaMayflower Village, CaliforniaMayflower Village is a census-designated place in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 5,515 at the 2010 census, up from 5,081 at the 2000 census...
- Mayflower, Imperial County, California
- Mayflower HotelMayflower HotelThe Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, known locally as simply The Mayflower, is a historic hotel in downtown Washington, DC located on Connecticut Avenue NW, two blocks north of Farragut Square . It is the largest luxury hotel in the U.S. capital and the longest continuously operating hotel in the...
, in Washington, D.C.
Other uses
- Mayflower TransitMayflower TransitMayflower Transit, LLC is a moving company, now part of UniGroup, Inc. Founded in 1927, it is the nation's oldest van line and has the most recognized name in moving.- History :...
, a moving company - MajblommaMajblommaMajblomma is traditional Swedish charity pin sold by school children in April-May every year since 1907; originally to collect money for people suffering of tuberculosis. The Majblomma is of different color every year. It was founded by Beda Hallberg from Onsala....
, (May Flower), traditional Swedish charity pin - Mayflower search engine for Wikimedia CommonsWikimedia CommonsWikimedia Commons is an online repository of free-use images, sound and other media files. It is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation....
- Mayflower (comics)Mayflower (comics)Mayflower is a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. She first appeared in Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 .-Fictional character biography:...
, a fictional superhero in the DC Universe - Triumph MayflowerTriumph MayflowerThe Triumph Mayflower is a small car which was produced by Britain's Triumph Motor Company from 1949 until 1953.It was the first small car to be built by Triumph under new owners, the Standard Motor Company. It used a version of the pre-war Standard 10 side-valve engine updated by having an...
, a British car - Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War (2006), by Nathaniel PhilbrickNathaniel PhilbrickNathaniel Philbrick is an American author and a winner of the National Book Award for his 2000 work of maritime history In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. He is member of the Philbrick literary family.-Life:...
. Book about the Pilgrim voyage to America and King Philip's War.