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cuckooflower

cuckooflower noun: lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis).

Noun

cuckooflower (plural cuckooflowers)

  1. lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
  2. ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)

Forms of cuckooflower

pluralcuckooflowers

Origin of cuckooflower

From cuckoo + flower.

Questions about cuckooflower

What does cuckooflower mean?
Cuckooflower means lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis).
What part of speech is cuckooflower?
Cuckooflower is a noun.
What is the plural of cuckooflower?
The plural of cuckooflower is cuckooflowers.

Words near cuckooflower in the dictionary

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

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