corn cockle

noun

a plant, Agrostemma githago, of the pink family, having magenta-purple flowers and occurring commonly as a weed among crops of grain.

Origin of corn cockle

First recorded in 1705–15

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Historical Examples of corncockle

In the sandstones of Corncockle Moor reptilian footprints have been obtained.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8
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Here you may walk many miles and even wait several harvests to see a corncockle.
Round About a Great Estate
Richard Jefferies

British Dictionary definitions for corncockle

corncockle

noun

a European caryophyllaceous plant, Agrostemma githago, that has reddish-purple flowers and grows in cornfields and by roadsides

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