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Definitions for cuckoo flower
cuck·oo flow·er
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Princeton's WordNet
lady's smock, cuckooflower, cuckoo flower, meadow cress, Cardamine pratensisnoun
a bitter cress of Europe and America
ragged robin, cuckoo flower, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Lychins floscuculinoun
common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cuckoo-bud, Cuckoo-flowernoun
The name of a flower.
When daizies pied, and violets blue,
And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue,
Do paint the meadows much bedight. William Shakespeare.Nettles, cuckoo-flowers,
Darnel, and all the idle weeds that grow
In our sustaining corn. William Shakespeare, King Lear.
Wikipedia
cuckoo flower
Cardamine pratensis, the cuckoo flower, lady's smock, mayflower, or milkmaids, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is a perennial herb native throughout most of Europe and Western Asia. The specific name pratensis is Latin for "meadow".
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cuckoo flower
Cuckoo flower, also known as lady's smock and scientifically known as Cardamine pratensis, is a perennial plant native to Europe and Western Asia. It has four-petaled white or pink flowers and smooth, erect stems typically grows from 20 to 60 centimetres tall. It commonly grows in damp, grassy places such as meadows, ditches and riverbanks. It's called cuckoo flower because it often blooms around the time when the cuckoos start to sing in spring.
Wikidata
Cuckoo Flower
Cardamine pratensis, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native throughout most of Europe and Western Asia. The specific name pratensis is Latin for "meadow."
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cuckoo flower in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cuckoo flower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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