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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋkɑksˏkom 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊkɒkskoum 〕


Overview of noun cockscomb

The noun cockscomb has 4 senses


  • cockscomb, common cockscomb, Celosia cristata, Celosia argentea cristata -- (garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers)

  • coxcomb, cockscomb -- (a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments)

  • cockscomb, coxcomb -- (a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red)

  • comb, cockscomb, coxcomb -- (the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds)