cuckooflower

[ koo-koo-flou-er, kook-oo- ]

noun

1. any of various plants, as the lady's-smock or the ragged robin.

cuckooflower

/ ˈkʊkuːˌflaʊə /

noun

1. another name for lady's-smock ragged robin

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuckooflower¹

1570–80; cuckoo + flower, so called because it is found in bloom when the cuckoo is heard