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corncockle

corn·cock·le [ káwrn kòk'l ] (plural corn·cock·les or corn·cock·le)


noun 
Definition:
 
plant with reddish-purple flowers: an annual plant with poisonous seeds, once common as a weed in grain fields. Flowers: reddish purple. Native to: Mediterranean.  Latin name Agrostemma githago.

[Early 18th century. <corn1 + cockle2]
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