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corncockle

corncockle noun: any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.

Noun

corncockle (plural corncockles)

  1. Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.

Forms of corncockle

pluralcorncockles

Origin of corncockle

From corn + cockle.

Words formed from corncockle

  • common corncockle

Questions about corncockle

What does corncockle mean?
Corncockle means any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.
What part of speech is corncockle?
Corncockle is a noun.
What is the plural of corncockle?
The plural of corncockle is corncockles.

Words near corncockle in the dictionary

  1. corncob engine
  2. corncob engines
  3. corncobbed
  4. corncobbing
  5. corncobs
  6. corncockle
  7. corncockles
  8. corncracker
  9. Corncracker State
  10. corncrackers
  11. corncrake

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