cockscomb (redirected from Comb (anatomy))

cocks·comb  (kkskm)

n.

1. The comb of a rooster.

2. The cap of a jester, decorated to resemble the comb of a rooster.

3. An annual plant (Celosia cristata) widely cultivated for its showy, fan-shaped or plumelike clusters of red or yellow flowers. Also called celosia.

4. Obsolete Variant of coxcomb.

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cockscomb, coxcomb [ˈkɒksˌkəʊm]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the comb of a domestic cock

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an amaranthaceous garden or pot plant, Celosia cristata, with yellow, crimson, or purple feathery plumelike flowers in a broad spike resembling the comb of a cock

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any similar species of Celosia

4. Informal a conceited dandy

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cockscomb - garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers Celosia argentea cristata, Celosia cristata, common cockscomb herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	2.	cockscomb - a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments coxcomb dandy, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, dude, beau, clotheshorse, swell - a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
	3.	cockscomb - a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red coxcomb cap - a tight-fitting headdress
	4.	cockscomb - the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds comb, coxcomb crest - a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal gallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds

Translations

cockscomb [ˈkɒkskəʊm] N → cresta f de gallo

cockscomb

n

(Orn, Bot) → Hahnenkamm m

= coxcomb