cockspur

Meaning

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

Synonyms

orchard grass

Pisonia aculeata

cocksfoot

Dactylis glomerata

barnyard grass

barnyardgrass

cockspur-grass

large barnyard grass

dewclaw

fetlock

spur

Japanese millet

Translations

Echinochloa crus-galli

Sporn

Hühner-Hirse

δέντρο γένους celosia

chiendent

pied de cog

dactylis glomerata

Dactylis glomerata

erba-mazzolina comune

Echinochloa haploclada

Echinochloa spiralis

Pisonia aculeata

Sporen

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cokkispore

In summary

From Middle English cokkispore, equivalent to cock + spur.