cuckoopint, lords-and-ladies, jack-in-the-pulpit, Arum maculatum
(noun) common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cuckoopint (plural cuckoopints)
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
• (Arum maculatum): Jack in the pulpit, lords and ladies, rampe, starchwort
Source: Wiktionary
Cuck"oo*pint` (-pnt`), n. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of the genus Arum (A. maculatum); the European wake- robin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
