lord-and-lady
lord-and-lady is the alternative form of lords and ladies.
Meaning of lords and ladies
Noun
lords and ladies (uncountable)
- Arum maculatum, a woodland plant species of the Araceae family native to northern Europe.
- Often growing with the Primroses, we find peering through the Moss or Ivy-clad bank, the shining green leaves of our native Wild Arum, familiarly known as "Lords and Ladies" and "Cuckoo Pint."1893, William Robinson, The English Flower Garden: Style, Position & Arrangement: Followed by a Description of All the Best Plants for It, Their Culture and Arrangement, page 254
- Synonyms:
- Jack-in-the-pulpit, cuckoopint, Adam and Eve, adder's meat, adder's root, arum, arum lily, bobbins, cows and bulls, cuckoo-plant
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- Lord-and-lady is the alternative form of lords and ladies.
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