Meaning Of The Word Cockle

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cockle
Cockles are small edible shellfish.

cockle in American English 1
any of a family (Cardiidae) of edible, marine bivalve mollusks with two heart-shaped, radially ridged shells
to wrinkle; pucker
noun: any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart-shaped, radially ribbed valves, esp. C. edule, the common edible species of Europe

cockle in American English 2
any of various weeds that grow in grainfields, as the corn cockle
noun: a weed, as the darnel Lolium temulentum, or rye grass, L. perenne

cockle in British English 1
noun: any sand-burrowing bivalve mollusc of the family Cardiidae, esp Cardium edule ( edible cockle) of Europe, typically having a rounded shell with radiating ribs

cockle in British English 2
noun: any of several plants, esp the corn cockle, that grow as weeds in cornfields

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