lords and ladies

English

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Etymology

Those with purplish spadix are the "lords", and those with pale spadix the "ladies".

Noun

lords and ladies (uncountable)

  1. Arum maculatum, a woodland plant species of the Araceae family native to northern Europe.
    Synonyms: Jack-in-the-pulpit, cuckoopint; see also Thesaurus:Jack-in-the-pulpit
    • 1893, William Robinson, The English Flower Garden: Style, Position & Arrangement: Followed by a Description of All the Best Plants for It, Their Culture and Arrangement, page 254:
      Often growing with the Primroses, we find peering through the Moss or Ivy-clad bank, the shining green leaves of our native Wild Arum, familiarly known as "Lords and Ladies" and "Cuckoo Pint."

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