cockspur
nounEtymology From Middle English cokkispore, equivalent to cock + spur.
9 senses
- 1A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
- 2Grass of species (Echinochloa crus-galli).
- 3A hawthorn of species (Crataegus crus-galli).
- 4Orchard grass, a widely grown tall stout hay and pasture…
- 5A small West Indian tree (Pisonia aculeata).
- 6Any of several spiny trees, formerly all of the genus…
- 7Burgrass of species Cenchrus echinatus.
- 8An annual European weed of species Centaurea melitensis…
- 9Any plant of species Casearia aculeata, of the tropical Americas.
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.
- Derived terms
- cockspur acacia, cockspur burner, cocksput coral, cockspur coral tree, cockspur flower, cockspur grass, cockspur hawthorn, cockspur lamp, cockspur pricklypear, cockspur thorn