crown-of-the-field n 1: European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America [syn: {corn cockle}, {corn campion}, {crown-of-the-field}, {Agrostemma githago}]
crown-of-the-field \crown-of-the-field\ n. a European annual ({Agrostemma githago}) having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America. Syn: corn cockle, corncockle, corn-cockle, corn campion, {Agrostemma githago}. [WordNet 1.5]