1. Plural of May; the fifth month of the year, or multiple instances or occurrences of May.
Usage: Usually capitalized when referring to the calendar month.
2. Plural of may; flowers of the hawthorn plant, traditionally associated with spring.
Usage: Chiefly British; often lowercase when referring to the flowers themselves.

Examples

• We have visited Paris in three different Mays over the past decade.
• The children gathered mays from the hedgerow in springtime.
• May is my favorite month, and I look forward to it every year.
• The hawthorn tree was covered in white mays during late spring.
• She was born in May and celebrates her birthday in the mays of her childhood home.