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Meaning of CUCKOOFLOWER

Pronunciation:  'kookoo`flawur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a bitter cress of Europe and America
 
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 Synonyms: Cardamine pratensis, cuckoo flower, lady's smock, meadow cress
 
 See Also: bitter cress, bittercress

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cuck"oo*flow`er\ (-flou`?r), n. (Bot.)
A species of {Cardamine} ({C. pratensis}), or lady's smock.
Its leaves are used in salads. Also, the ragged robin
({Lychnis Flos-cuculi}).
 

 

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