CORNCOCKLE


Meaning of CORNCOCKLE in English

■ noun a pink-flowered Mediterranean plant which became a cornfield weed in Britain but is now rare. [ Agrostemma githago .]

Origin

C18: from corn 1 + cockle (from OE coccul '~', perh. via L. from Gk kokkos 'berry').

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