lady's smock
lady's smock · ladies' smocks
A plant, the cuckooflowerA plant, the cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis).
Meaning
1 sensesA plant, the cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis).
More definitions
- a bitter cress of Europe and America
Origin
Attested since 1588. Not found in Middle English, yet compare Old English lustmoce (“lady'Attested since 1588. Not found in Middle English, yet compare Old English lustmoce (“lady's smock”).
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Forms
plural: ladies' smocksSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a bitter cress of Europe and America:cuckooflowercuckoo flowermeadow cressCardamine pratensis