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Definition of 'cockscomb'

From: WordNet
noun
Garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers [syn: cockscomb, common cockscomb, Celosia cristata, Celosia argentea cristata]
noun
A conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments [syn: coxcomb, cockscomb]
noun
A cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red [syn: cockscomb, coxcomb]
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The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds [syn: comb, cockscomb, coxcomb]

Definition of 'Cockscomb'

From: 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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