cuckoopint

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US/ˈku.kuˌpɪnt/UK/ˈkʊk.uːˌpɪnt/

noun

A flowering plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries, of species Arum maculatum.

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Jack-in-the-pulpitsnake's headlords and ladiesAdam and Eveadder's meatadder's rootarumarum lily
OriginMiddle English cokkoupintel →
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Meanings

nouncuckoopint (plural cuckoopints)

plural cuckoopints · alternative cuckoo pint · alternative cuckoo-pint · alternative cuckoopintle

  1. A flowering plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries, of species Arum maculatum.

    Synonyms: Jack-in-the-pulpit, snake's head, lords and ladies, Adam and Eve, adder's meat, adder's root, arum, arum lily

  2. A flowering plant of species Arum italicum.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA flowering plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries, of species Arum maculatum.

Similar
Jack-in-the-pulpitsnake's headlords and ladiesAdam and Eveadder's meatadder's rootarumarum lilybobbinscows and bullscuckoo-plantdevils and angelsfriar's cowlJack-in-the-pulpitkitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-melamb-in-a-pulpitlord-and-ladylords-and-ladiesnaked boys

More synonyms by meaning

nouncommon European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum

Similar
lords-and-ladiesjack-in-the-pulpitArum maculatum
Broader
arumaroid
Also see
cows and bullsjack-in-the-pulpitkitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-melords and ladiessnake's headstarch-root

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcokkoupintel
  2. Englishcuckoopint

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἄρον
  • ἄρον (áron)Arum italicum
Bulgarian италиански змиярник
  • италиански змиярник (italianski zmijarnik)Arum italicum
Catalan sarriassa
  • sarriassaArum italicum
Italian gigaro chiaro
  • gigaro chiaroArum italicum
Polish obrazki włoskie
  • obrazki włoskieArum italicum
Welsh pidyn y gog Eidalaidd
  • pidyn y gog EidalaiddArum italicum
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APA

cuckoopint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuckoopint

MLA

“cuckoopint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuckoopint. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuckoopint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuckoopint.

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