celosian.
/sɪˈləʊsɪə//sɪˈləʊʃ(ɪ)ə/ Botany.
A plant of the amaranthaceous genus so named, esp. the cockscomb, Celosia cristata.
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1807 T. Martyn Miller's Gardener's & Botanist's Dict. (rev. ed.) I. i. (at cited word) Celosias or Cock's-combs, are all herbaceous plants.
1899 Westm. Gaz. 16 Aug. 4/2 A very fine collection of celosias, a handsome feathery flower, in shades of gold and dark crimson.
1962 Amateur Gardening 17 Feb. 4 For an unusually showy plant..nothing can be more effective than celosia or cockscomb.
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