corncockle

British  

/ ˈkɔːnˌkɒkəl /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

This includes cornflowers, corncockle and corn marigold - what he terms the iconic British countryside flowers.

From BBC

“You can only get corncockle at a local farm,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

In the sandstones of Corncockle Moor reptilian footprints have been obtained.

From Project Gutenberg

Then convolvulus grew over the thin screen, a corncockle stood up taller than the hedge itself; in time of harvest, yellow St. John's wort flowered beside it, and later on, bunches of yellow-weed.

From Project Gutenberg

Dumfriesshire is still the principal locality of these curious objects in our island; and they are found not only in the original spot—the quarry of Corncockle Muir, but in another quarry at Craigs, near the town of Dumfries.

From Project Gutenberg