A plant with small flowers, possibly a type of chickweed or other wild plant with rooster-like characteristics in appearance.
From 'cock' (rooster) + 'weed,' likely referring to a wild plant that resembles a roosting bird or has spiky, cock-like features. The term appears in historical plant classifications.
Many old plant names were wildly creative—people just smashed together 'cock' and 'weed' because the plant looked vaguely rooster-like to them!
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