corn cockle

/kɔrn ˌkɑkəl/
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Definitions of corn cockle
  1. noun
    European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America
    synonyms: Agrostemma githago, corn campion, crown-of-the-field
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    type of:
    weed
    any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
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