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Cockspur

Cockspur Meaning & Definition
Cockspur Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cockspur?

[n] widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass
[n] small spiny West Indian tree

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cockspur: cocksfoot | Dactylis glomerata | orchard grass | Pisonia aculeata

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See Also | genus Pisonia | grass | Pisonia | tree

Cockspur In Webster's Dictionary

\Cock"spur\, n. (Bot.) A variety of {Crat[ae]gus}, or hawthorn ({C. Crus-galli}), having long, straight thorns; -- called also {Cockspur thorn}.

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