cockspur

Noun

cockspur (countable and uncountable, plural cockspurs)

1. (countable) A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.

   Synonyms:

   gaff

2. (uncountable) Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).

   Synonyms:

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

3. (countable) Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).

   Synonyms:

   cockspur thorn

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