■ noun a spring-flowering plant with pale lilac flowers, growing in damp habitats. [ Cardamine pratensis .]
Origin
C16: so named because it flowers at the time of year when the cuckoo is first heard calling.
■ noun a spring-flowering plant with pale lilac flowers, growing in damp habitats. [ Cardamine pratensis .]
Origin
C16: so named because it flowers at the time of year when the cuckoo is first heard calling.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004