Cŏcks'cōmb, n.

noun

(-kōm), n. 1. The caruncle or comb of a cock.

Sense 2. (Bot.) A plant of different genera, as the Celosia cristata, the Pedicularis, or lousewort, the Rhinanthus crista-galli, and the Hedysarum crista-galli. Loudon.

Sense 3. A fop, or vain, silly fellow. See COXCOMB.

A botanical illustration of a cockscomb plant with a large, ruffled flower head and pointed leaves. — Cockscomb (*Celosia cristata*).