COCKSPUR

cockspur, Pisonia aculeata

(noun) small spiny West Indian tree

Source: WordNet® 3.1

cockspur (plural cockspurs)

A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.

Synonym: gaff

A kind of grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).

Synonyms: barnyard grass, barnyard millet, cockspur grass, common barnyard grass, Japanese millet, water grass

A kind of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).

Synonyms: cockspur hawthorn, cockspur thorn

Source: Wiktionary

Cock"spur, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A variety of Cratægus, or hawthorn (C. Crus-galli), having long, straight thorns; -- called also Cockspur thorn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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23 December 2024

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit

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