cuckoopint
Syllabification: (cuck·oo·pint)
Pronunciation: /ˈko͞oko͞oˌpīnt, ˈko͝oko͞o-/
Definition of cuckoopint
noun
- the common European wild arum of woodland and hedgerows, with a pale spathe and a purple or green spadix followed by bright red berries. Also called lords-and-ladies or jack-in-the-pulpit.
- Arum maculatum, family Araceae
Origin:
late Middle English: from earlier cuckoo-pintle, from pintle in the obsolete sense 'penis' (because of the shape of the spadix)