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.
Origin of corn cockle
First recorded in 1705–15
Words nearby corn cockle
corn broom,
corn bunting,
corn cake,
corn chip,
corn circle,
corn cockle,
corn color,
corn crake,
corn dodger,
corn dog,
corn dolly
Example sentences from the Web for corncockle
In the sandstones of Corncockle Moor reptilian footprints have been obtained.
Here you may walk many miles and even wait several harvests to see a corncockle.
Round About a Great Estate |Richard Jefferies
British Dictionary definitions for corncockle
corncockle
/ (ˈkɔːnˌkɒkəl) /
noun
a European caryophyllaceous plant, Agrostemma githago, that has reddish-purple flowers and grows in cornfields and by roadsides