Definition of cuckooflower in English:
cuckooflower
nounˈkʊkuːflaʊəˈkukuˌflaʊər
A spring-flowering herbaceous European plant with pale lilac flowers, growing in damp meadows and by streams.
Cardamine pratensis, family Cruciferae
Also called lady's smock
Example sentencesExamples
- He wanders in the nearby hills and woods to gather cuckooflowers, cowslips, stitchworts, elder flowers and of course nettles.
- The meadows support a range of grasses and plants including the lilac-coloured blooms of cuckooflower or lady's smock.
- A stretch of damp marshy grassland containing rush species and occasional cuckooflowers runs along the western perimeter of the Southern Meadow.
- Gama Valley is famous for the luxuriantly green forest, colorful cuckooflowers, limpid spring, deep and steep gorges and various birds.
- In drier areas one can expect to find wild angelicas, Iceland rush, cuckooflowers, red fescue, sea peas and many other species.
Origin
Late 16th century: so named because it flowers at the time of year when the cuckoo is first heard calling.
Definition of cuckooflower in US English:
cuckooflower
nounˈko͞oko͞oˌflouərˈkukuˌflaʊər
A spring-flowering, herbaceous plant with pale lilac flowers, growing in damp meadows and by streams.
Cardamine pratensis, family Brassicaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- The meadows support a range of grasses and plants including the lilac-coloured blooms of cuckooflower or lady's smock.
- A stretch of damp marshy grassland containing rush species and occasional cuckooflowers runs along the western perimeter of the Southern Meadow.
- He wanders in the nearby hills and woods to gather cuckooflowers, cowslips, stitchworts, elder flowers and of course nettles.
- Gama Valley is famous for the luxuriantly green forest, colorful cuckooflowers, limpid spring, deep and steep gorges and various birds.
- In drier areas one can expect to find wild angelicas, Iceland rush, cuckooflowers, red fescue, sea peas and many other species.
Origin
Late 16th century: so named because it flowers at the time of year when the cuckoo is first heard calling.