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Webster 1913 Edition
Cockscomb
Cocks′combˊ
(kŏks′kōmˊ)
, Noun.
[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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Cockscomb
COCKSCOMB
, n.1.
The caruncle or comb of a cock.2.
A plant. This name is given to the Celosia cristata, the Pedicularis or louse-wort, and the Rhinanthus, or yellow rattle.3.
A fop, or vain silly fellow. [See Coxcomb.]