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corn cockle
noun
- a plant, Agrostemma githago, of the pink family, having magenta-purple flowers and occurring commonly as a weed among crops of grain.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of corn cockle1
First recorded in 1705–15
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Example Sentences
Bees and some long-tongued flies seen about the corn cockle doubtless get pollen only; but there are few flowers so deep that the longest-tongued bees cannot sip them.
From Project Gutenberg
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