HyperDic: cuckoo_flower

English > 2 senses of the expression cuckoo flower:
NOUNplantcuckoo flower, lady's smock, cuckooflower, meadow cress, Cardamine pratensisa bitter cress of Europe and America
plantcuckoo flower, ragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Lychins floscuculicommon perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals
English > cuckoo flower: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA bitter cress of Europe and America.
Synonymslady's smock, cuckooflower, meadow cress, Cardamine pratensis
Broaderbittercress, bitter cressAny of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers
English > cuckoo flower: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningCommon perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals.
Synonymsragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Lychins floscuculi
Broaderlychnis, catchflyMostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects
CatalanLychnis flos-cuculi

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