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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cockscomb \Cocks"comb`\ (k[o^]ks"k[=o]m`), n. [1st cock, n. + comb crest.] 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cockscomb n 1: garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers [syn: {common cockscomb}, {Celosia cristata}, {Celosia argentea cristata}] 2: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments [syn: {coxcomb}] 3: a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red [syn: {coxcomb}] 4: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds [syn: {comb}, {coxcomb}]
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