"culverkey" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌlvə(ɹ)ki/ Forms: culverkeys [plural]
Etymology: From culver + key? Etymology templates: {{compound|en|culver|key}} culver + key Head templates: {{en-noun}} culverkey (plural culverkeys)
  1. (obsolete) An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill (Hyacinthoides non-scripta). Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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