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lords-and-ladies

lords-and-ladies is the alternative form of lords and ladies.

Meaning of lords and ladies

Noun

lords and ladies (uncountable)

  1. 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

Questions about lords-and-ladies

What is lords-and-ladies the alternative form of?
Lords-and-ladies is the alternative form of lords and ladies.

Words near lords-and-ladies in the dictionary

  1. lords paramount
  2. lords protector
  3. Lords Provost
  4. Lords Spiritual
  5. lords' and ladies' fingers
  6. lords-and-ladies
  7. lords-in-waiting
  8. Lordsburg
  9. lordship
  10. Lordship of Ireland
  11. lordships

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