Definition

1. Noun:
   • A European annual plant (Agrostemma githago) characterized by large, trumpet-shaped, reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seeds. It is commonly found as a weed in grain fields and along roadsides and has become naturalized in America.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The beautiful but toxic crown-of-the-field was once a common sight among the wheat.
  • Farmers work to control crown-of-the-field because its seeds can contaminate harvested grain.

Advanced Usage

• As a subject of botanical study: The term is used in botanical and agricultural contexts to refer specifically to this species of flowering plant.
  • The biology class examined the morphology of the crown-of-the-field.

Variants and Related Words

• Corn cockle: A common name for the same plant species ().
• Agrostemma: The genus name to which this plant belongs.

Synonyms

• Corn cockle
• Purple cockle
• Agrostemma githago (scientific name)

Notes

• This term is a compound noun referring to a specific plant. It is typically used in its full form "crown-of-the-field" and is not commonly broken into separate phrasal verbs or idioms.

Noun

1. European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America