corn cockle

corn cock·le

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kawrn kok-uh l]
- /kɔrn ˈkɒk əl/
- /kɔːn ˈkɒk.l̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawrn kok-uh l]
- /kɔrn ˈkɒk əl/

Definitions of corn cockle words

noun corn cockle a tall annual weed (Agrostemma githago) of the pink family, with flat, pinkish flowers and poisonous seeds, often found in grainfields 3
noun corn cockle a plant, Agrostemma githago, of the pink family, having magenta-purple flowers and occurring commonly as a weed among crops of grain. 1
noun corn cockle Alternative form of corncockle. 0

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Origin of corn cockle

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1705-15

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Parts of speech for Corn cockle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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corn cockle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

corn cockle usage trend in Literature

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