cockspur

noun

Etymology

From Middle English cokkispore, equivalent to cock + spur.

inherited from cokkispore

Definitions

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

The neighborhood

Derived

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

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at cockspur. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at cockspur. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at cockspur

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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