Any of several harmful weeds that infest cultivated wheat; spec. corncockle, Agrostemma githago, and darnel, Lolium temulentum. Cf. tare, n.1 3a, z…
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caryophyllaceae (chickweeds and allies) > [noun] > cockle (4) cockleOE Any of several harmful weeds that infest cultivated wheat; spec. corncockle, Agrostemma githago, and darnel, Lolium temulentum. Cf. tare, n.1 3a, z… nigella?a1425 More fully field nigella, wild nigella. The corncockle, Agrostemma githago (which also has numerous black seeds). Obsolete. poppy1440 spec. The corncockle, Agrostemma githago. Cf. popple, n.2 1. In later use English regional (Cheshire). Now rare. corn-rose1611 Applied to the Cockle (cockle, n.1 1a). |
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