What is "cuckoopint"

cuckoopint \cuck"oo*pint`\, cuckoo-pint \cuck"oo-pint`\n. a common European arum ( Arum maculatum) with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring, and is the source of a sagolike starch called arum.

Syn: cuckoopint, lords and ladies, lords-and-ladies, jack-in-the-pulpit, Arum maculatum.

alt. 1 The flowering plant ''Arum maculatum'' that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries. 2 The related plant (taxlink Arum italicum species noshow=1). n. 1 The flowering plant ''Arum maculatum'' that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries. 2 The related plant (taxlink Arum italicum species noshow=1).

n. common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum [syn: lords-and-ladies, jack-in-the-pulpit, Arum maculatum]