Mayflower: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mayflower in English is the name of a plant defined with Anemone patens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pulsatilla nuttaliana (DC.) Spreng. (among others).
2) Mayflower is also identified with Epigaea repens It has the synonym Epigaea repens L. var. glabrifolia Fernald.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· A Manual of Botany of the Northern United States (1867)
· Acta Universitatis Lundensis (1944)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Nordic Journal of Botany (1994)
· Acta Horti Botanici Universitatis Latviensis (1926)
· Huntia (1987)
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