corncockle

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Related to corncockles: Agrostemma githago

corncockle

(ˈkɔːnˌkɒkəl)
n
(Plants) a European caryophyllaceous plant, Agrostemma githago, that has reddish-purple flowers and grows in cornfields and by roadsides
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