Cockscomb - Definition
cockscomb
n 1: garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow
flowers [syn: cockscomb, common cockscomb, Celosia
cristata, Celosia argentea cristata]
2: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own
accomplishments [syn: coxcomb, cockscomb]
3: a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
[syn: cockscomb, coxcomb]
4: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and
other gallinaceous birds [syn: comb, cockscomb,
coxcomb]