White Cockle (Noun)
Meaning
Bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The field was filled with white cockle, its sticky stems covered in tiny seeds that clung to the hands of the children playing among it.
- As the sun began to set, the white cockle flowers started to open, their large petals glowing white in the fading light.
- White cockle grows in abundance in this part of the country, its bluish-green leaves a common sight in open meadows.
- She carefully pruned the white cockle in her garden, making sure to remove any dead flower heads to encourage more blooms.
- In the evening, the garden transformed into a magical landscape with the white cockle in full bloom, its inflated calyx shining like small lanterns.