cuckooflower

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

/ ˈku kuˌflaʊ ər, ˈkʊk u- /

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noun

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

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Origin of cuckooflower

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

Words nearby cuckooflower

cuckoldry, cuckold's knot, cuckoo, cuckoo bee, cuckoo clock, cuckooflower, cuckoopint, cuckoo-shrike, cuckoo-spit, cuckoo wasp, cu cm

British Dictionary definitions for cuckooflower

cuckooflower

/ (ˈkʊkuːˌflaʊə) /

noun

another name for lady's-smock, ragged robin

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