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corn cockle

–noun
a plant, Agrostemma githago, of the pink family, having magenta-purple flowers and occurring commonly as a weed among crops of grain.

Origin:
1705–15
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corn cockle  
n.  A weedy annual Mediterranean plant (Agrostemma githago) having reddish-purple flowers and opposite leaves.
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