cuckooflower
/ˈkʊkuːˌflaʊə(r)/noun
1- a spring-flowering herbaceous European plant with pale lilac flowers, growing in damp meadows and by streams草地碎米荠。亦称LADY'S SMOCK.
1.1
- Cardamine pratensis, family Cruciferae.拉丁名Cardamine pratensis, 十字花科。
词源
late 16th cent.: so named because it flowers at the time of year when the cuckoo is first heard calling.