corn cockle

noun

1. a plant, Agrostemma githago, of the pink family, having magenta-purple flowers and occurring commonly as a weed among crops of grain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of corn cockle¹

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

The stem of the Corn Cockle is stiff, and it grows very straight.

From Project Gutenberg

The saponin separated from Saponaria, and from the corn cockle will be here described.

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