corn cockle

A form of corncockle — Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.

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corn campioncrown-of-the-fieldAgrostemma githago
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Meanings

nouncorn cockle (plural corn cockles)

plural corn cockles

  1. alternativeAlternative form of corncockle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America

Similar
corn campioncrown-of-the-fieldAgrostemma githago
Broader
weed
Also see
crown-of-the-field

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

corn cockle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20cockle

MLA

“corn cockle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20cockle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corn cockle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20cockle.

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