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lady's smock

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cuck·oo·flow·er   (kōō'kōō-flou'ər, kŏŏk'ōō-)   
n.  
  1. A perennial herb (Cardamine pratensis) in the mustard family, native to the northern temperate regions and having pinnate leaves and pink, purple, or sometimes white flowers. Also called lady's smock.

  2. See ragged robin.


[From the association of its time of blooming with the cuckoo's spring call.]
lady's smock  
n.  See cuckooflower.
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lady's smock

noun
a bitter cress of Europe and America 
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