cuckoopint

(-pint′)

noun

a European wildflower (Arum maculatum) of the arum family, with large, sagittate leaves and a spadix and spathe similar to those of the jack-in-the-pulpit

See cuckoopint in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cuck·oo·pint

noun
A European plant (Arum maculatum) having arrow-shaped leaves, a yellow-green spathe, and scarlet berries. Also called lords-and-ladies.

Origin: From obsolete cuckoopintle, from Middle English cokkupintel : cokku, cuccu, cuckoo; see cuckoo  + pintel, penis; see pintle .

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