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cuck·oo·flow·er
/
ˈku
kuˌflaʊ
ər
,
ˈkʊk
u-
/
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[
koo
-koo-flou-er
,
k
oo
k
-oo-
]
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noun
any of various plants, as the lady's-smock or the ragged robin.
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Origin:
1570–80;
cuckoo
+
flower
,
so called because it is found in bloom when the cuckoo is heard
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cuckooflower
(ˈkʊkuːˌflaʊə)
—
n
lady's-smock
another name for
ragged robin
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