cuckoopint

[ koo-koo-pahynt, kook-oo- ]

noun

a common European arum, Arum maculatum.

Origin of cuckoopint

1545–55; apocopated variant of obsolete cuckoopintle,late Middle English cokkupyntel (see cuckoo, pintle); its spadix is pintle-shaped

Also called lords-and-ladies.

Words Nearby cuckoopint

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How to use cuckoopint in a sentence

The root of the cuckoopint is a rough brown knob with many white rootlets hanging from it.
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British Dictionary definitions for cuckoopint

cuckoopint

/ (ˈkʊkuːˌpaɪnt) /

noun

a European aroid plant, Arum maculatum, with arrow-shaped leaves, a spathe marked with purple, a pale purple spadix, and scarlet berries: Also called: lords-and-ladies, (chiefly US) wake-robin

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