cuckooflower


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cuckooflower
noun a spring-flowering plant with pale lilac flowers, growing in damp habitats. [Cardamine pratensis.]
– origin C16: so named because it flowers at the time of year when the cuckoo is first heard calling.
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