cockscomb

Noun
Synonyms: common cockscombCelosia cristataCelosia argentea cristatacoxcombcomb

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowersSynonyms: common cockscombCelosia cristataCelosia argentea cristata
  2. a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishmentsSynonyms: coxcomb
  3. a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of redSynonyms: coxcomb
  4. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birdsSynonyms: combcoxcomb
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cockscomb \Cocks"comb`\ (k[o^]ks"k[=o]m`), n. [1st cock, n. + comb crest.]

1.See Coxcomb. [1913 Webster]

2.(Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]

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