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cuckooflower

N พืช ไม้ดอกช นิดหนึ่ง ที่ ออกดอก ใน เวลา ที่ มี นก ดุ เหว่า ร้อง 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CUCKOOFLOWER

CUCKOOFLOWER Cuck "oo *flow `er (-flou `r ), n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A species of Cardamine (C. pratensis ), or lady's smock. Its leaves are used in salads. Also, the ragged robin (Lychnis Flos- cuculi ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cuckooflower

cuck oo flow er |ˈko͞oko͞oˌflou (-ə )r, ˈko͝oko͞o -ˈkukuˌflaʊər | ▶noun a spring-flowering, herbaceous plant with pale lilac flowers, growing in damp meadows and by streams. [Cardamine pratensis, family Brassicaceae. ] ORIGIN late 16th cent.: so named because it flowers at the time of year when the cuckoo is first heard calling.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cuckooflower

cuckooflower ▶noun a spring-flowering herbaceous European plant with pale lilac flowers, growing in damp meadows and by streams. Also called lady's smock. ●Cardamine pratensis, family Cruciferae. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: so named because it flowers at the time of year when the cuckoo is first heard calling.