| NOUN | time | May | the month following April and preceding June |
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| plant | may, whitethorn, English hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha | thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries |
| Sounds | mey' | |
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| Rhymes | dismay ... resume: 6 rhymes with mey... | |
| Meaning | The month following April and preceding June. | |
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| Part of | Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar | The solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years |
| Parts | Armed Forces Day | The 3rd Saturday in May |
| Commonwealth Day, Empire day, May 24 | British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth | |
| May Day, First of May, May 1 | observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring | |
| Memorial Day, Decoration Day | legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May | |
| Mother's Day | Second Sunday in May | |
| mid-May | The middle part of May | |
| Broader | Gregorian calendar month | A month in the Gregorian calendar |
| Spanish | mayo | |
| Catalan | maig | |
| Meaning | thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America. | |
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| Synonyms | whitethorn, English hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha | |
| Member of | Crataegus, genus Crataegus | thorny shrubs and small trees |
| Broader | hawthorn, haw | A spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus |
| Spanish | espino, marzoleto | |
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