Cuckoo Flower (Noun)
Meaning 1
Common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The cuckoo flower's appearance in the wet meadow is a sure sign that spring has arrived in the countryside.
- My granddaughters love to pick the cuckoo flowers that bloom in the woodland garden as soon as they wake up from their winter sleep.
- As the weather warms up the cuckoo flowers start flowering in the damp shady spots of the forest.
- The yellow-centered cuckoo flowers with their distinctive ragged petals brighten up the early spring garden with their delicate beauty.
- Children used to weave wreaths out of the cuckoo flowers and daisies they found in the nearby woods.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A bitter cress of Europe and America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.