may tree

noun

, British.

1. the hawthorn.

may tree

noun

1. a Brit name for hawthorn

Example Sentences

What resonates, along with the singing, is something unsung but latent in Howe’s words: “revelations of a world just an inch from our senses, like perfumes you can’t see, perfumes you catch from a May tree.”

From New York Times

Symbolising love and protection, a May tree, the native Hawthorn in full blossom, seems a fitting emblem to memorialise his birth, his life and his passing.

From BBC

In Haircut, a once healthy plate develops a creeping rash, a wound is torn across a tree in Daily Walk, but in a London park on the morning of 12 May, May Tree emerges unblemished.

From BBC

He saw a May tree white with blossom, growing from the thatched roof of a house.

From Literature

He saw a May tree white with blossom, growing from the thatched roof of a house.

From Literature