Definition of earcockle
: a disease of wheat caused by a nematode (Anguina tritici) that invades the developing ear and causes galls to form
Test Your Vocabulary
The Great British Vocabulary Quiz
-
- Named after Sir Robert Peel, what are British police called?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share earcockle
Time Traveler for earcockle
The first known use of earcockle was in 1777
See more words from the same year