noun
- a thorny shrub or small tree with white or pink flowers that blooms in May; hawthorn
Usage: chiefly British
Examples
- The maybush hedgerow was covered in fragrant white blossoms.
- Children gathered flowers from the maybush to make May Day garlands.
- The old maybush in the garden provided shelter for nesting birds.
- Folklore warned against bringing maybush flowers indoors.
- The countryside was dotted with blooming maybush trees in late spring.
- Red berries appeared on the maybush after the flowers faded.