- lady's-smock
- noun Date: 1588 cuckooflower 1
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
lady's-smock
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Lady's smock — La dy s smock n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cardamine} ({Cardamine pratensis}); cuckoo flower. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lady's-smock — [lād′ēz smäk΄] n. CUCKOOFLOWER (sense 1) * * * … Universalium
lady's-smock — [lād′ēz smäk΄] n. CUCKOOFLOWER (sense 1) … English World dictionary
lady's-smock — |lādē(z)| ̷ ̷ noun also lady smock (plural lady s smocks also lady smocks) 1. : any of several plants of the genus Cardamine; especially … Useful english dictionary
lady's-smock — la′dy s smock n. pln a bitter cress, Cardamine pratensis, with white or pink flowers Also called cuckooflower … From formal English to slang
lady's smock — noun another term for cuckooflower … English new terms dictionary
lady's smock — noun a bitter cress of Europe and America • Syn: ↑cuckooflower, ↑cuckoo flower, ↑meadow cress, ↑Cardamine pratensis • Hypernyms: ↑bittercress, ↑bitter cress … Useful english dictionary
lady'ssmock — lady s smock n. See cuckooflower. * * * … Universalium
lady smock — noun see lady s smock … Useful english dictionary
lady-smock — laˈdy s smock or laˈdy smock noun The cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis), a cruciferous meadow plant, with pale lilac coloured flowers • • • Main Entry: ↑lady … Useful english dictionary
