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cuckoobuds

cuckoobuds is the plural of cuckoobud.

Meaning of cuckoobud

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]...

Questions about cuckoobuds

What is cuckoobuds the plural of?
Cuckoobuds is the plural of cuckoobud.

Words near cuckoobuds in the dictionary

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

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