COCKLE


Meaning of COCKLE in English

n. 1 any of various plants, esp. the pink-flowered corn-cockle, Agrostemma githago, growing among corn, esp. wheat. 2 a disease of wheat that turns the grains black. [OE coccul, perh. ult. f. LL COCCUS]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.