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cockspur::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cocksfoot, dactylis glomerata, orchard grass |
| Type of | grass |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pisonia aculeata |
| Type of | tree |
Examples of cockspur
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The one drawback of this tree is hinted at in its cockspur appellation.
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Against all odds, a cockspur coral tree is thriving in Sherman Oaks.
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A cockspur is a thorny growth on the inside of a rooster's leg.
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Its butter yellow flowers are similar in shape and pleasingly complimentary to cockspur coral flowers.
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If I were planting a cockspur coral tree, I would definitely plant some canary bird bushes in the vicinity.
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I assumed that the people who planted these cockspur coral trees were wishful thinkers or delusional dreamers.
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Cockspur corals, also called crybaby trees because of the tears they provoke if you get pricked, have thorny shoots.
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Like the cockspur thorn, it will eventually be wider than it is high, and blooms at the same time in June, with clusters of white flowers.
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Despite more than a quarter century of Valley plant watching, I had never seen a cockspur coral tree grow to more than four or five feet tall.
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- Orchard grass: widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass
- Small spiny West Indian tree
- Cockspur Rum is one of the many popular rum beverages from the Eastern Caribbean island nation of Barbados. It has been produced by Hanschell Inniss Ltd. since 1884.
- A piece of shaped steel fitted to the windlass underneath the cable-lifters to ensure that the anchor cable does not gather under but goes straight down the spurling pipe into the chain locker. ...
