Reference meaning
cockscomb
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garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
Related source terms
common cockscombcelosia cristatacelosia argentea cristata
Other meanings
2. noun
a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
3. noun
a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
4. noun
the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
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