kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me
kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me noun: a flowering plant of the species Arum maculatum.
Noun
kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me (uncountable)
- A flowering plant of the species Arum maculatum.
- Synonyms:
- Adam and Eve, adder's meat, adder's root, arum, arum lily, bobbins, cows and bulls, cuckoopint, cuckoo-plant, devils and angels
Synonyms of kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me
- Adam and Eve
- adder's meat
- adder's root
- arum
- arum lily
- bobbins
- cows and bulls
- cuckoopint
- cuckoo-plant
- devils and angels
10 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- friar's cowl
- Jack-in-the-pulpit
- lamb-in-a-pulpit
- lord-and-lady
- lords-and-ladies
- naked boys
- snake's head
- starch-root
- wakerobin
- wild arum
Origin of kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me
The origin of its name is uncertain; "kitty" was a common placeholder name for a young woman in folktales. To "come down the lane" possibly refers to where a rural walker or forager would stumble across it, "jump up and kiss me" possibly refers to how the plant appears in the early spring.
Questions about kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me
- What does kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me mean?
- Kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me means a flowering plant of the species Arum maculatum.
- What part of speech is kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me?
- Kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me is a noun.
Words near kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me in the dictionary
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