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]
COCKLE
Meaning of COCKLE in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012