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cuckoopint

[ koo-koo-pahynt, kook-oo- ]

noun

  1. a common European arum, Arum maculatum.

cuckoopint

/ ˈkʊkuːˌpaɪnt /

noun

  1. a European aroid plant, Arum maculatum, with arrow-shaped leaves, a spathe marked with purple, a pale purple spadix, and scarlet berries Also calledlords-and-ladieschiefly USwake-robin

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cuckoopint1

1545–55; apocopated variant of obsolete cuckoopintle, late Middle English cokkupyntel ( cuckoo, pintle ); its spadix is pintle-shaped

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Example Sentences

The root of the Cuckoopint is a rough brown knob with many white rootlets hanging from it.

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