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corncockle
/ ˈkɔːnˌkɒkəl /
noun
- a European caryophyllaceous plant, Agrostemma githago, that has reddish-purple flowers and grows in cornfields and by roadsides
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Here you may walk many miles and even wait several harvests to see a corncockle.
From Project Gutenberg
In the sandstones of Corncockle Moor reptilian footprints have been obtained.
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