cuckoopint

See also: cuckoo pint

English

Alternative forms

• cuckoo pint
• cuckoo-pint
• cuckoopintle

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈku.kuˌpɪnt/, (spelling pronunciation) /paɪnt/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊk.uːˌpɪnt/, (spelling pronunciation) /paɪnt/

Noun

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cuckoopint

Wikipedia

cuckoopint (plural cuckoopints)

2. A flowering plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries, of species Arum maculatum.

   Synonyms: Jack-in-the-pulpit, snake's head, lords and ladies; see also Thesaurus:Jack-in-the-pulpit

4. A flowering plant of species Arum italicum.

Translations

Arum maculatum — see Jack-in-the-pulpit

Arum italicum

Bulgarian: италиански змиярник m (italianski zmijarnik) Catalan: sarriassa f Galician: corno (gl) m Greek: Ancient: ἄρον n (áron) Italian: gigaro chiaro m Welsh: pidyn y gog Eidalaidd m