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corn cockle

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of corn cockle1

First recorded in 1705–15
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Example Sentences

The stem of the Corn Cockle is stiff, and it grows very straight.

The saponin separated from Saponaria, and from the corn cockle will be here described.

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