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单词 cuckooflower
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Definition of cuckooflower in English:

cuckooflower

nounˈkʊkuːflaʊəˈkukuˌflaʊər
  • A spring-flowering herbaceous European plant with pale lilac flowers, growing in damp meadows and by streams.

    草地碎米荠。亦称LADY'S SMOCK

    Cardamine pratensis, family Cruciferae

    Also called lady's smock
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He wanders in the nearby hills and woods to gather cuckooflowers, cowslips, stitchworts, elder flowers and of course nettles.
    • The meadows support a range of grasses and plants including the lilac-coloured blooms of cuckooflower or lady's smock.
    • A stretch of damp marshy grassland containing rush species and occasional cuckooflowers runs along the western perimeter of the Southern Meadow.
    • Gama Valley is famous for the luxuriantly green forest, colorful cuckooflowers, limpid spring, deep and steep gorges and various birds.
    • In drier areas one can expect to find wild angelicas, Iceland rush, cuckooflowers, red fescue, sea peas and many other species.

Origin

Late 16th century: so named because it flowers at the time of year when the cuckoo is first heard calling.

Definition of cuckooflower in US English:

cuckooflower

nounˈko͞oko͞oˌflouərˈkukuˌflaʊər
  • A spring-flowering, herbaceous plant with pale lilac flowers, growing in damp meadows and by streams.

    草地碎米荠。亦称LADY'S SMOCK

    Cardamine pratensis, family Brassicaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The meadows support a range of grasses and plants including the lilac-coloured blooms of cuckooflower or lady's smock.
    • A stretch of damp marshy grassland containing rush species and occasional cuckooflowers runs along the western perimeter of the Southern Meadow.
    • He wanders in the nearby hills and woods to gather cuckooflowers, cowslips, stitchworts, elder flowers and of course nettles.
    • Gama Valley is famous for the luxuriantly green forest, colorful cuckooflowers, limpid spring, deep and steep gorges and various birds.
    • In drier areas one can expect to find wild angelicas, Iceland rush, cuckooflowers, red fescue, sea peas and many other species.

Origin

Late 16th century: so named because it flowers at the time of year when the cuckoo is first heard calling.

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