I sound like a gentle blossom unfurling during the fifth month of the year, but in 1620, I carried over a hundred passengers across a stormy ocean. What am I?
The Mayflower
The 'Mayflower' is named after trailing arbutus or hawthorn blossoms that bloom in May, but historically it is the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America.
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