Cornflag

/ˈkɔːrnˌflæɡ/ noun

Definition

An alternative or archaic name for the corn cockle or similar wild flowering plant found in grain fields.

Etymology

From corn (grain) plus flag (a plant with blade-like leaves, from Old Norse), referring to plants that grew among grain crops.

Kelly Says

Cornflags were 'weeds' that accidentally traveled with grain seeds for millennia—so successful at hitching rides that they almost disappeared when modern seed cleaning began.

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