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Corncockle is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Corncockle in a sentence

Corncockle meaning

Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.

Using Corncockle

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.

Context around Corncockle

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pinks 1×

Often after:

greater 1× agrostemma 1×

Sentence patterns with Corncockle

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

corncockle agrostemma would 1× maiden pinks corncockle greater burnet 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

corncockle agrostemma would 1× there are maiden 1×

Common sentence endings:

greater burnet saxifrage 1× have become ill 1×

Words around Corncockle

Just before it in the word index:

corncob 2 cornbread 55 cornbow 2 cornbelt 4 cornball 4 cornavirus 4

Just after it in the word index:

corncrake 2 corndale 2 corndogs 2 corne 10 cornea 47 corneal 25

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Corncockle

  • In this selection, "corncockle" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pinks, greater and agrostemma stand out and add context to how "corncockle" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include corncockle agrostemma would and maiden pinks corncockle greater burnet. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "corncockle" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with corncockle

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

There are maiden pinks, corncockle, greater burnet-saxifrage. (8 words)

Corncockle ( Agrostemma ), would have made the bread dark-coloured, but the seeds are poisonous, and people who ate the bread might have become ill. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Corncockle ( Agrostemma ), would have made the bread dark-coloured, but the seeds are poisonous, and people who ate the bread might have become ill. (24 words)

There are maiden pinks, corncockle, greater burnet-saxifrage. (8 words)

Example sentences (2)

There are maiden pinks, corncockle, greater burnet-saxifrage.

Corncockle ( Agrostemma ), would have made the bread dark-coloured, but the seeds are poisonous, and people who ate the bread might have become ill.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "corncockle" in a sentence?
An example: "There are maiden pinks, corncockle, greater burnet-saxifrage." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "corncockle" from authentic English texts.
What does "corncockle" mean?
Corncockle means: Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.
How many example sentences with "corncockle" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "corncockle", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.