OF BRITISH PLANTS. 59 



CUCKOO-GRASS, a grass-like-rush flowering at the time of 

 the cuckoo, Luzula campestris, L. 



CUCKOO-PINT, or -PINTLE, from A.S. cucu, lively, and 

 pintle (see Bailey), L.Ger. pintel, Fris. pint and peynth, 

 words explained in Outzen's Glossary, a plant so called 

 from the shape of the spadix, and its presumed aphrodisiac 

 virtues, and, although the editor of "Saxon Leechdoms" 

 (ii. p. 337) may not acquiesce in this derivation, and may 

 choose to overlook its synonyms, Wake Pintle, Wake 

 Robin, and others, most certainly not so called, in the first 

 place at least, after the cuckoo ; although in later times it 

 may, through carelessness, and ignorance of the true deri- 

 vation, have come to take that meaning; for, pace tanti 

 viri, how could such a name be given to it after a bird ? 

 See below, WAKE-PINTLE and WAKE-ROBIN. 



Arum naaculatum, L. 



^ CUCUMBER, Fr. eoncombre, It. cocomero, L. cucumis, -eris, 



C. sativus, L. 



CUDBEAR, from a Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, who first manu- 

 factured a dye from it, 



Lecanora tartarea, Achar. 



CUCKOO SORREL, A.S. geaces sure, the wood-sorrel, from 

 its flowering at the season when the cuckoo sings, 



Oxalis Acetosella, L. 



CUDWEED, from cut, Du. kutte, A.S. cwr&, vulva, a plant 

 that on account of its soft cottony pubescence was used to 

 prevent chafings or to relieve them (see CHAFEWEED). 



Gnaphalium germanicum, and uliginosum, L. 

 SEA-, Diotis maritima, L. 



CULL-HE-, CUDDLE ME-, or CALL ME TO YOU, see PANSY. 



CULLIONS, It. coglione, augm. of coglia, L. coleus, from 

 its double tubers, Orchis, L. 



CULRAGE, through the French from L. culi rabies, a 

 plant so named, says Gerarde (p. 361) " from his operation 

 and effect when it is used in those parts." See Lobel, 



