| 单词 | cockscomb |
| 释义 | cockscomb /koks"kohm'/, n. 1. the comb or caruncle of a cock. 2. the cap, resembling a cock's comb, formerly worn by professional fools. 3. a garden plant, Celosia cristata, of the amaranth family, with flowers, commonly crimson or purple, in a broad spike somewhat resembling the comb of a cock. 4. any of several other species of the genus Celosia. 5. an elongate prickleback, Anoplarchus purpurescens, living among submerged rocks along the Pacific coast of North America. 6. a gaslight burner having four or more jets. 7. coxcomb (def. 1). [1350-1400; ME; see COCK, 'S1, COMB1] |
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