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  1. Cockscomb
    (Celosia) These tender annuals come from tropical Asia and other warm countries. There are two kinds of Celosia. One type bears brightly colored flowers that resemble a cock's comb in appearance. The flowers come in yellow, orange, crimson or pink. The other type has a flower that is soft and fluffy...
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  2. cockscomb
    [n] - garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers 2. [n] - a cap worn by court jesters
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=cockscomb

  3. Cockscomb
    Cocks'comb` (kŏks'kōm`) noun [ 1st cock , noun + comb crest.] 1. See Coxcomb . 2. (Botany) A plant ( Celosia cristata ), of many varieties, cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of b...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/102

  4. cockscomb
    coxcomb noun a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cockscomb

  5. cockscomb
    common cockscomb noun garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cockscomb

  6. cockscomb
    coxcomb noun the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cockscomb

  7. Cockscomb
    • (n.) See Coxcomb. • (n.) 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.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/cockscomb/

  8. cockscomb
    common garden plant of the genus Celosia (q.v.).[2 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/103

  9. cockscomb
    cockscomb: see amaranth.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0911995.html

  10. Cockscomb
    Cockscomb (Rhinanthus Crista-galli) is a tall, single stemmed British plant of the family Schrophulariaceae. It bears a loose spike of yellow flowers in June.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BCA.HTM

  11. Cockscomb
    A cockscomb or coxcomb was a comb or crest resembling that of a cock, which jesters formerly wore in their caps.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/PC.HTM

  12. cockscomb
    1) Celosia argentea cristata 2) Celosia cristata 3) Common cockscomb 4) Crest 5) Herb 6) Herbaceous plant
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/cockscomb/1

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