corncockle

/ ˈkɔːnˌkɒkəl /

noun

1. a European caryophyllaceous plant, Agrostemma githago, that has reddish-purple flowers and grows in cornfields and by roadsides

Example Sentences

“You can only get corncockle at a local farm,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

In the sandstones of Corncockle Moor reptilian footprints have been obtained.

From Project Gutenberg

Then convolvulus grew over the thin screen, a corncockle stood up taller than the hedge itself; in time of harvest, yellow St. John's wort flowered beside it, and later on, bunches of yellow-weed.

From Project Gutenberg

The sandstone slabs of Corncockle, lying in their original place with a dip of about 33 degrees to the westward, and separating with great cleanness and smoothness, present impressions of such liveliness, that there is no possibility of doubt as to their being animal foot-tracks, and those of the tortoise family.

From Project Gutenberg

Dumfriesshire is still the principal locality of these curious objects in our island; and they are found not only in the original spot—the quarry of Corncockle Muir, but in another quarry at Craigs, near the town of Dumfries.

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