cuckoopint

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʊkuːˌpaɪnt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ko̅o̅′ko̅o̅ pīnt′, kŏŏk′o̅o̅-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cuck•oo•pint  (ko̅o̅′ko̅o̅ pīnt′, kŏŏk′o̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya common European arum, Arum maculatum. Also called lords-and-ladies. 
  • 1545–55; apocopated variant of obsolete cuckoopintle, late Middle English cokkupyntel (see cuckoo, pintle); its spadix is pintle-shaped

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cuckoopint /ˈkʊkuːˌpaɪnt/ n
  1. a European aroid plant, Arum maculatum, with arrow-shaped leaves, a spathe marked with purple, a pale purple spadix, and scarlet berriesAlso called: lords-and-ladies
'cuckoopint' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arum - lords-and-ladies - wake-robin - cuckoo-spit

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