- yellow cockscomb
- noun
: a rattle (Rhinanthus crista-galli)
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cockscomb — [käks′kōm΄] n. 1. the red, fleshy growth on the head of a rooster 2. COXCOMB 3. an ornamental plant (Celosia cristata) of the amaranth family, with red or yellow flower heads somewhat like a rooster s crest … English World dictionary
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cockscomb — noun 1》 the crest or comb of a domestic cock. 2》 (also coxcomb) a tropical plant with a crest of tiny yellow, orange, or red flowers, grown as a pot plant. [Celosia cristata.] 3》 a brightly coloured orchid related to the coralroots, native to… … English new terms dictionary
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