cockspur
IPA: kˈɑkspɝ
noun
- (countable) A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
- (uncountable) Grass of species (Echinochloa crus-galli).
- (countable) A hawthorn of species (Crataegus crus-galli).
- (uncountable) Orchard grass, a widely grown tall stout hay and pasture grass (Dactylis glomerata) of Eurasia.
- (countable) A small West Indian tree (Pisonia aculeata).
- (countable) Any of several spiny trees, formerly all of the genus Acacia, such as Vachellia cookii (cockspur acacia).
- (uncountable) Burgrass of species Cenchrus echinatus.
- (uncountable) An annual European weed of species Centaurea melitensis, naturalized in North and South America.
- Any plant of species Casearia aculeata, of the tropical Americas.
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Examples of "cockspur" in Sentences
- Cockspur contains forty percent alcohol by volume.
- Since 2006, Chard has played in the Cockspur Cup for Corsham.
- I don't think the information is correct on the cockspur lighthouse.
- The illegally parked car received a parking ticket in Cockspur Street at 02 30.