cockspur

noun

1

: a cock's spur

2

a

: cockspur thorn

b

: a small West Indian tree (Pisonia aculeata)

c

in Honduras : any of several spiny trees of the genus Acacia

d

: a bur grass (Cenchrus echinatus)

e

: an annual European weed (Centaurea melitensis) naturalized in North and South America

f

: orchard grass

3

: spur sense 5e

Word History

Etymology

cock entry 1 + spur

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