cuckoopint

See also: cuckoo pint

English

Arum maculatum

Arum italicum

Etymology

From earlier cuckoo-pintle, from Middle English cokkoupintel from cokkou (“cuckoo”) + pintel (“penis”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈku.ku ˌpɪnt/, (spelling pronunciation) /paɪnt/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊk.uː ˌpɪnt/, (spelling pronunciation) /paɪnt/

Noun

cuckoopint (plural cuckoopints)

A flowering plant of species Arum maculatum, that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
A related plant of species Arum italicum.

Alternative forms

Synonyms

(Arum maculatum): Jack-in-the-pulpit, lords and ladies, starchwort

Translations

Arum maculatum

Finnish: aaroninsauva (fi), munkinhuppu (fi)
Italian: gigaro scuro m
Welsh: pidyn y gog m

Arum italicum

Catalan: sarriassa f
Galician: corno (gl) m
Greek:
Ancient: ἄρον n (áron)
Italian: gigaro chiaro m
Welsh: pidyn y gog Eidalaidd m

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