earcockle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disease of wheat and rye caused by a nematode of species Anguina tritici, in which the ears blacken and contract.

Word forms

earcockle ear cockle

Etymology

From ear + cockle.

Synonyms

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