Found 3 items, similar to cockscomb.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: cockscomb balung
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cockscomb 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cockscomb 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]