cuckoopint

See also: cuckoo pint

English

Arum maculatum (sense 1)

Arum italicum (sense 2)

Alternative forms

• cuckoo pint
• cuckoo-pint
• cuckoopintle

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈku.kuˌpɪnt/, (spelling pronunciation) /paɪnt/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊk.uːˌpɪnt/, (spelling pronunciation) /paɪnt/

Noun

cuckoopint (plural cuckoopints)

2. 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; see also Thesaurus:Jack-in-the-pulpit

4. A flowering plant of species Arum italicum.

Translations

Arum maculatum — see Jack-in-the-pulpit

Arum italicum

• Catalan: sarriassa f
• Galician: corno (gl) m
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄρον n (áron)

• Italian: gigaro chiaro m
• Welsh: pidyn y gog Eidalaidd m