Definition of Cockscomb
Cocks´comb`
Pronunciation:
kǒks´kōm`
n.
1.
See
Coxcomb
.
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
.
Related Words
Celosia
argentea
cristata
,
Celosia
cristata
,
common
cockscomb
,
herb
,
herbaceous
plant
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