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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
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Maxim gun (automatic machine gun)
Maxwell's demon (imaginary creature)
May (month of the year)
May apple (rhizomatous plant)
May Day (festival)
May wine (still white wine with woodruff flavoring)
maya (in Hinduism)
Maya (indigenous people of Mexico and Central America)
Mayan (Maya)
mayflower (in botany)
mayfly (insect, arthropod)