cockscomb
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Noun (4)
- garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowersSynonyms: common cockscombCelosia cristataCelosia argentea cristataType of herb, herbaceous plant
- a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishmentsSynonyms: coxcombType of dandy, dude
- a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of redSynonyms: coxcombType of cap
- the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birdsSynonyms: combcoxcombType of crestPart of gallinaceous bird, gallinacean
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cocks′comb′ (kŏks′kōm′), noun
Origin: 1st cock, n. + comb crest.
1. See Coxcomb.
2. Botany A plant (Celosia cristata), of many varieties, cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of brilliant flowers; — sometimes called garden cockscomb. Also the Pedicularis, or lousewort, the Rhinanthus Crista-galli, and the Onobrychis Crista-galli.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54