Search Result:cockscomb
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)