| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| cuckoopint |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cuck·oo·pint |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k  k-p nt , k k- |
| NOUN: | A European plant (Arum maculatum) having arrow-shaped leaves, a yellow-green spathe, and scarlet berries. Also called lords-and-ladies. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From obsolete cuckoopintle, from Middle English cokkupintel : cokku, cuccu, cuckoo; see cuckoo + pintel, penis; see pintle.
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