| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: | m |
| NOUN: | Chiefly British The blossoms of the hawthorn. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French mai, hawthorn, from Mai, May (so called because it blooms in May). See May.
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