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Definition of Ephemera

Ephemera
Ephemeron E*phem"e*ron, n.; pl. Ephemera. [NL. See Ephemera.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the ephemeral flies.
Ephemera
May May, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the goddess Maia (Gr. ?), daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury by Jupiter.] 1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days. --Chaucer. 2. The early part or springtime of life. His May of youth, and bloom of lustihood. --Shak. 3. (Bot.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn. The palm and may make country houses gay. --Nash. Plumes that micked the may. --Tennyson. 4. The merrymaking of May Day. --Tennyson. Italian may (Bot.), a shrubby species of Spir[ae]a (S. hypericifolia) with many clusters of small white flowers along the slender branches. May apple (Bot.), the fruit of an American plant (Podophyllum peltatum). Also, the plant itself (popularly called mandrake), which has two lobed leaves, and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic. May beetle, May bug (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged state in May. They belong to Melolontha, and allied genera. Called also June beetle. May Day, the first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a garland, and by dancing about a May pole. May dew, the morning dew of the first day of May, to which magical properties were attributed. May flower (Bot.), a plant that flowers in May; also, its blossom. See Mayflower, in the vocabulary. May fly (Zo["o]l.), any species of Ephemera, and allied genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many species appear in May. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral. May game, any May-day sport. May lady, the queen or lady of May, in old May games. May lily (Bot.), the lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis). May pole. See Maypole in the Vocabulary. May queen, a girl or young woman crowned queen in the sports of May Day. May thorn, the hawthorn.

Meaning of Ephemera from wikipedia

- Ephemera are items which were not originally designed to be retained or preserved, but have been collected or retained. The word is etymologically derived...
- Look up ephemera in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ephemera is transitory written and printed matter. Ephemera may also refer to: "Ephemera", a song...
- Ephemera is a genus of mayfly in the family Ephemeridae. It contains the following species: Catalogue of Life Fauna europaea ITIS Data related to Ephemera...
- Ephemera danica, the green drake or green drake mayfly, is a species of mayfly in the genus Ephemera. Ephemera danica can reach an imago size of 15–20 mm...
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- Most likely, Ephemera compar is an extinct species of burrowing mayfly in the family Ephemeridae. It was found in North America. Ephemera compar is known...
- Ephemera guttulata, commonly known as the eastern green drake, shad fly and coffinfly, is a species of mayfly in the genus Ephemera. The eastern green...
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- Ephemera simulans is a species of mayfly. It is commonly found throughout the United States. The species is used for fly fishing. The mayfly can be found...
- Ephemera vulgata is a species of mayfly in the genus Ephemera. This mayfly breeds in stationary water in slow rivers and in ponds, the nymphs developing...