cuckoopint

cuckoopint

See also: cuckoo pint

English

Arum maculatum

Arum italicum

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈku.ku ˌpɪnt/, (spelling pronunciation) /paɪnt/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊk.uː ˌpɪnt/, (spelling pronunciation) /paɪnt/

Noun

cuckoopint (plural cuckoopints)

1. The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
2. The related plant Arum italicum.

Alternative forms

• cuckoo pint
• cuckoo-pint
• cuckoopintle

Synonyms

• (Arum maculatum): Jack in the pulpit, lords and ladies, rampe, starchwort

Translations

Arum maculatum

Finnish: aaroninsauva (fi), munkinhuppu (fi) Italian: gigaro scuro m

Arum italicum

Catalan: sarriassa f Galician: corno (gl) m Greek: Ancient: ἄρον n (áron) Italian: gigaro chiaro m