cuckoobud en · NOUN
Etymology
From cuckoo + bud.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A buttercup.
When Dasies pied, and Violets blew, And Cuckow-buds of yellow hew:
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cuckoobuds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |