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单词 ear cockle
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Definition of ear cockle in English:

ear cockle

noun ˈɪə kɒkl
  • A disease of wheat and other cereal plants caused by the parasitic nematode Anguina tritici, in which the grains are replaced by small, dark galls. Also (in plural): the galls themselves.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in The Gentleman's Magazine. From ear + cockle, possibly after the resemblance of the galls to the black seeds of the corncockle, Agrostemma githago.

 
 

Definition of ear cockle in US English:

ear cockle

nounˈɪə kɒkl
  • A disease of wheat and other cereal plants caused by the parasitic nematode Anguina tritici, in which the grains are replaced by small, dark galls. Also (in plural): the galls themselves.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in The Gentleman's Magazine. From ear + cockle, possibly after the resemblance of the galls to the black seeds of the corncockle, Agrostemma githago.

 
 
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