- cuck|oo|pint
- cuck|oo|pint «KOO koo pynt, KUK oo-», noun.a common European arum; wake-robin.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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cuck — cuck; cuck·hold; cuck·ing; cuck·le; cuck·ol·dom; cuck·old·ry; cuck·oo·pint; cuck·stool; cuck·old; cuck·oo; mo·cuck; … English syllables
pint — cuck·oo·pint; pint; … English syllables
cuckoo-pint — cuckoopint cuck oo*pint , cuckoo pint cuck oo pint . a common European arum ({Arum maculatum}) with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring, and is the source of a sagolike starch called {arum}. Syn: cuckoopint,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuckoopint — cuck·oo·pint … English syllables
cuckoopint — cuck•oo•pint [[t]ˈku kuˌpaɪnt, ˈkʊk u [/t]] n. pln a common European plant of the arum family Arum maculatum[/ex] • Etymology: 1545–55; apocopated var. of obs. cuckoopintle, late ME cokkupyntel (see cuckoo, pintle); its spadix is pintle shaped … From formal English to slang
arum — cuckoopint cuck oo*pint , cuckoo pint cuck oo pint . a common European arum ({Arum maculatum}) with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring, and is the source of a sagolike starch called {arum}. Syn: cuckoopint,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arum maculatum — cuckoopint cuck oo*pint , cuckoo pint cuck oo pint . a common European arum ({Arum maculatum}) with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring, and is the source of a sagolike starch called {arum}. Syn: cuckoopint,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arum maculatum — cuckoopint cuck oo*pint , cuckoo pint cuck oo pint . a common European arum ({Arum maculatum}) with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring, and is the source of a sagolike starch called {arum}. Syn: cuckoopint,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuckoopint — cuck oo*pint , cuckoo pint cuck oo pint . a common European arum ({Arum maculatum}) with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring, and is the source of a sagolike starch called {arum}. Syn: cuckoopint, lords and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arum maculatum — Cuckoopint Cuck oo*pint ( p?nt ), n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Arum} ({Arum maculatum}); the European wake robin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
