lady's smock

noun

A plant, the cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis).

Similar
cuckooflowercuckoo flowermeadow cressCardamine pratensis
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounlady's smock (plural ladies' smocks)

plural ladies' smocks · alternative lady's-smock · alternative ladies' smock

  1. A plant, the cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis).

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna bitter cress of Europe and America

Similar
cuckooflowercuckoo flowermeadow cressCardamine pratensis
Broader
bittercressbitter cress
Also see
cuckooflower

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Attested since 1588. Not found in Middle English, yet compare Old English lustmoce (“lady's smock”).

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

lady's smock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lady's%20smock

MLA

“lady's smock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lady's%20smock. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lady's smock,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lady's%20smock.

Source: lady's smock on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.