kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me
аронник пятнистый, аризема, однопокровница
gefleckter Aronstab, Kobralilie, Feuerkolben
A flowering plant of the species Arum maculatumA flowering plant of the species Arum maculatum.
Meaning
1 senses(Kent, UK, dialectal, uncountable)A flowering plant of the species Arum maculatum.
Origin
The origin of its name is uncertain; "kitty" was a common placeholder name for a young womThe origin of its name is uncertain; "kitty" was a common placeholder name for a young woman in folktales. To "come down the lane" possibly refers to where a rural walker or forager would stumble across it, "jump up and kiss me" possibly refers to how the plant appears in the early spring.
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Synonyms
21 synonymsAdam and Evearumarum lilybobbinscows and bullscuckoopintfriar's cowlJack-in-the-pulpitsnake's headstarch-rootwakerobinadder's meatadder's rootcuckoo-plant
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.