noun
- a European plant with arrow-shaped leaves and a spike of tiny flowers surrounded by a large leaf-like bract, also called lords-and-ladies
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The cuckoopint grows wild in shaded woodlands throughout Britain.
- Children were warned not to touch the bright red berries of the cuckoopint.
- The distinctive hooded flower of the cuckoopint appears in early spring.
- Cuckoopint leaves emerge from the ground in distinctive arrow shapes.
- The plant is also known as lords-and-ladies in many regions.
- Cuckoopint thrives in moist, shaded areas under trees.