cuck·oo·flow·er (k  k-flou  r, k k-)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.] |
cuckooflower [ˈkʊkuːˌflaʊə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for lady's-smock and ragged robin
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| Noun | 1. |  cuckooflower - a bitter cress of Europe and Americabitter cress, bittercress - any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic |
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