cuckooflower Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a bitter cress of Europe and America
    lady's smock; Cardamine pratensis; meadow cress; cuckoo flower.

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Cuck"oo*flow`er noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A species of Cardamine (C. pratensis), or lady's smock. Its leaves are used in salads. Also, the ragged robin (Lychnis Flos-cuculi).

Webster 1913