English Explanatory Dictionary

cockspur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
  2. Grass of species (Echinochloa crus-galli).
  3. A hawthorn of species (Crataegus crus-galli).
  4. Orchard grass, a widely grown tall stout hay and pasture grass (Dactylis glomerata) of Eurasia.
  5. A small West Indian tree (Pisonia aculeata).
  6. Any of several spiny trees, formerly all of the genus Acacia, such as Vachellia cookii (cockspur acacia).
  7. Burgrass of species Cenchrus echinatus.
  8. An annual European weed of species Centaurea melitensis, naturalized in North and South America.
  9. Any plant of species Casearia aculeata, of the tropical Americas.

Word forms

cockspur cockspurs cock's-spur

Etymology

From Middle English cokkispore, equivalent to cock + spur.

Synonyms

gaff barnyard grass barnyard millet cockspur grass common barnyard grass Japanese millet water grass cockspur hawthorn cockspur thorn

Derived words

cockspur acacia cockspur burner cocksput coral cockspur coral tree cockspur flower cockspur grass cockspur hawthorn cockspur lamp cockspur pricklypear cockspur thorn
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