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Meanings of cuckoopint in English

Portuguese
arão
Spanish
aro

Common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum.

arão

Any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe.

Synonyms
Examples for "jack-in-the-pulpit"
Examples for "jack-in-the-pulpit"
1
Dieffenbachias are tropical cousins of the jack-in-the-pulpit.
The new yorker
2
But he couldn't see Uncle Wiggily because he was safely hidden in the Jack-in-the-pulpit.
Uncle Wiggily's Travels
1
The "English Passion Flower" and "Portland Sago" are other names given to the Arum Maculatum.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
2
'Gichero,' arum maculatum, and 'clizia,' the sunflower.
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
Translations for cuckoopint
Portuguese
arãotaioba
Spanish
aro