kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me
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kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me
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The origin of its name is uncertain; "kitty" was a common placeholder name for a young woman in folktales. To "come down the lane" possibly refers to where a rural walker or forager would stumble across it, "jump up and kiss me" possibly refers to how the plant appears in the early spring.
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A flowering plant of the species Arum maculatum.
Similar: Adam and Eve, adder's meat, adder's root, arum, arum lily, bobbins, cows and bulls, cuckoopint, cuckoo-plant, devils and angels, friar's cowl, Jack-in-the-pulpit
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