corn cockle

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noun

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

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Origin of corn cockle

First recorded in 1705–15

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How to use corn cockle in a sentence

Here you may walk many miles and even wait several harvests to see a corncockle.
Round About a Great Estate|Richard Jefferies
In the sandstones of Corncockle Moor reptilian footprints have been obtained.
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British Dictionary definitions for corn cockle

corncockle

/ (ˈkɔːnˌkɒkəl) /

noun

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

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