cuckoopint

Meaning

  1. A flowering plant of species Arum maculatum, that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
  2. A related plant of species Arum italicum.

Synonyms

lords-and-ladies

Arum maculatum

devil’s tongue

Translations

gouet tacheté

arum maculatum

Arum maculatum

taioba

نبات اللّوف

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈku.ku ˌpɪnt/
Etymology

In summary

From earlier cuckoo-pintle, from Middle English cokkoupintel from cokkou (“cuckoo”) + pintel (“penis”).

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