Noun: cuckooflower 'koo-koo,flaw(-u)r
- A bitter cress of Europe and America
"cuckooflower dotted the spring meadow";
- lady's smock, cuckoo flower, meadow cress, Cardamine pratensis
- Common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals
"Cuckoo flowers bloomed along the stream bank";
- ragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Lychnis floscuculi
Derived forms: cuckooflowers, cuckoo flowers
Type of: bitter cress, bittercress, catchfly, lychnis
Encyclopedia: Cuckooflower
Cuckoo flower