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corncockle

/ ˈkɔːnˌkɒkəl /

noun

  1. a European caryophyllaceous plant, Agrostemma githago, that has reddish-purple flowers and grows in cornfields and by roadsides
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Here you may walk many miles and even wait several harvests to see a corncockle.

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

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