cock's-eggs

noun

plural cock's-eggs
1
: the egg-shaped white or yellow fruit of a weedy herbaceous vine (Salpichroa rhomboidea) of the family Solanaceae of Argentina
2
: the plant bearing cock's-eggs

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“Cock's-eggs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cock%27s-eggs. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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