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
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
