cockspur

plural cockspurs · alternative obsolete cock's-spur

1. countableA blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.

   Synonyms: gaff

2. uncountableBarnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).

   Synonyms: barnyard millet, cockspur grass, common barnyard grass, Japanese millet, water grass

3. countableCockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).

   Synonyms: cockspur thorn

4. uncountableRichard grass (Dactylis glomerata), a widely grown tall stout hay and pasture grass of Eurasia.
5. countablePullback (Pisonia aculeata), a small West Indian tree.
6. countableAny member of species, formerly all of the genus Acacia, of several spiny trees, such as Vachellia cookii (cockspur acacia).
7. uncountableBurgrass (Cenchrus echinatus).
8. countableuncountableMaltese star thistle (Centaurea melitensis), an annual European weed, naturalized in North and South America.
9. countableAny member of the species Casearia aculeata of shrubs and trees, of dry biomes of the tropical Americas.