lady’s smock - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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Noun

lady’s smock (plural ladies’ smocks)

  • A plant, the cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis).

Etymology

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

Printed 2026-06-28.

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