English Explanatory Dictionary

lady's smock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant, the cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis).

Word forms

lady's smock ladies' smocks lady's-smock ladies' smock

Etymology

Attested since 1588. Not found in Middle English, yet compare Old English lustmoce (“lady's smock”).

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