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ear cockle

ear cockle is the alternative form of earcockle.

Meaning of earcockle

Noun

earcockle (uncountable)

  1. A disease of wheat and rye caused by a nematode of species Anguina tritici, in which the ears blacken and contract.
    Synonyms:
    purples

Questions about ear cockle

What is ear cockle the alternative form of?
Ear cockle is the alternative form of earcockle.

Words near ear cockle in the dictionary

  1. ear candles
  2. ear candling
  3. ear candy
  4. ear chair
  5. ear chairs
  6. ear cockle
  7. ear coning
  8. ear dagger
  9. ear daggers
  10. ear defender
  11. ear defenders

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