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 ]
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 ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012