cuckoopint

See also: cuckoo pint

English

Alternative forms

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

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.

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