cuckoopint
UK/ˈkʊk.uːˌpɪnt/US/ˈku.kuˌpɪnt/
cuckoopint noun: a flowering plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries, of species Arum maculatum.
Noun
cuckoopint (plural cuckoopints)
- A flowering plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries, of species Arum maculatum.
- Synonyms:
- Jack-in-the-pulpit, snake's head, lords and ladies, Adam and Eve, adder's meat, adder's root, arum, arum lily, bobbins, cows and bulls
- A flowering plant of species Arum italicum.
Synonyms of cuckoopint
- Jack-in-the-pulpit
- snake's head
- lords and ladies
- Adam and Eve
- adder's meat
- adder's root
- arum
- arum lily
- bobbins
- cows and bulls
11 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- cuckoo-plant
- devils and angels
- friar's cowl
- kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me
- lamb-in-a-pulpit
- lord-and-lady
- lords-and-ladies
- naked boys
- starch-root
- wakerobin
- wild arum
Forms of cuckoopint
| plural | cuckoopints |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cuckoo pint |
| alternative form | cuckoo-pint |
| alternative form | cuckoopintle |
Origin of cuckoopint
From earlier cuckoopintle, from Middle English cokkoupintel from cokkou (“cuckoo”) + pintel (“penis”).
Questions about cuckoopint
- What does cuckoopint mean?
- Cuckoopint means a flowering plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries, of species Arum maculatum.
- What part of speech is cuckoopint?
- Cuckoopint is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cuckoopint?
- Cuckoopint is pronounced /ˈku.kuˌpɪnt/ (US).
- What is the plural of cuckoopint?
- The plural of cuckoopint is cuckoopints.
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