Cuckoopint
/ˈku.kuˌpɪnt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A flowering plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries, of species Arum maculatum.
- 2 common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum wordnet
- 3 A flowering plant of species Arum italicum.
Etymology
From earlier cuckoopintle, from Middle English cokkoupintel from cokkou (“cuckoo”) + pintel (“penis”).