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cockscomb

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒksˌkəʊm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑksˌkoʊm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(koks′kōm′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cocks•comb /ˈkɑksˌkoʊm/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Birdsthe red growth or comb that grows on the top of the head of a cock.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cocks•comb  (koks′kōm′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsthe comb or caruncle of a cock.
  2. the cap, resembling a cock's comb, formerly worn by professional fools.
  3. Plant Biologya 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. Plant Biologyany of several other species of the genus Celosia.
  5. Fishan 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; Middle English; see cock, 's1, comb1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cockscomb, coxcomb /ˈkɒksˌkəʊm/ n
  1. the comb of a domestic cock
  2. 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. informal a conceited dandy
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