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cuckoobud

cuckoobud noun: a buttercup.

Noun

cuckoobud (plural cuckoobuds)

  1. (obsolete) A buttercup.
    • When Dasies pied, and Violets blew,
      And Cuckow-buds of yellow hew:c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of cuckoobud

pluralcuckoobuds

Origin of cuckoobud

From cuckoo + bud.

Questions about cuckoobud

What does cuckoobud mean?
Cuckoobud means a buttercup.
What part of speech is cuckoobud?
Cuckoobud is a noun.
What is the plural of cuckoobud?
The plural of cuckoobud is cuckoobuds.

Words near cuckoobud in the dictionary

  1. cuckoo-pint
  2. cuckoo-pints
  3. cuckoo-roller
  4. cuckoo-rollers
  5. cuckoo-spittle
  6. cuckoobud
  7. cuckoobuds
  8. cuckooed
  9. cuckooflower
  10. cuckooflowers
  11. cuckooing

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