may
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The month following April and preceding June (synset 115236280)
is a type of: gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendarhas:
- first of may, may 1, may day - observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor
- mother's day - second Sunday in May
- armed forces day - the 3rd Saturday in May
- decoration day, memorial day - legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war
- commonwealth day, empire day, may 24 - British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth
- mid-may - the middle part of May
is a 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; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752 -
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 (synset 112648511)belongs to: crataegus, genus crataegus - thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple
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