COCKSCOMBS

Noun

cockscombs

plural of cockscomb

Source: Wiktionary


COCKSCOMB

Cocks"comb, n. Etym: [1st cock, n. + comb crest.]

1. See Coxcomb.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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