cuckoopint

[ koo-koo-pahynt, koo k-oo- ]
/ ˈku kuˌpaɪnt, ˈkʊk u- /

noun

a common European arum, Arum maculatum.
Also called lords-and-ladies.

Origin of cuckoopint

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

British Dictionary definitions for cuckoopint

cuckoopint
/ (ˈkʊkuːˌpaɪnt) /

noun

a European aroid plant, Arum maculatum, with arrow-shaped leaves, a spathe marked with purple, a pale purple spadix, and scarlet berries Also called: lords-and-ladies, (chiefly US) wake-robin