[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

coxcomb \cox"comb`\ k?ks"k?m`, n. a corrupted spelling of
   cock's comb.
   1.
      a a strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock,
          which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
      b the cap itself.
          1913 webster

   2. the top of the head, or the head itself.
      1913 webster

            we will belabor you a little better,
            and beat a little more care into your coxcombs.
                                                  --beau  fl.
      1913 webster

   3. a vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of
      display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or
      accomplishments; a fop.
      1913 webster

            fond to be seen, she kept a bevy
            of powdered coxcombs at her levee.    --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

            some are bewildered in the maze of schools,
            and some made coxcombs, nature meant but fools.
                                                  --pope.
      1913 webster

   4. bot. a name given to several plants of different genera,
      but particularly to celosia cristata, or garden
      cockscomb. same as cockscomb.
      1913 webster
see also:
celosia cristata cockscomb 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cockscomb \cocks"comb`\ ko^ks"k=om`, n. 1st cock, n. +
   comb crest.
   1. see coxcomb.
      1913 webster

   2. bot. a plant celosia cristata, of many varieties,
      cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of brilliant
      flowers; -- sometimes called garden cockscomb. also the
      pedicularis, or lousewort, the rhinanthus
      crista-galli, and the onobrychis crista-galli.
      1913 webster
see also:
coxcomb celosia cristata garden cockscomb pedicularis rhinanthus crista-galli onobrychis crista-galli 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

celosia cristata
     n : garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow
         flowers syn: cockscomb, common cockscomb, celosia
         argentea cristata
see also:
cockscomb common cockscomb celosia argentea cristata 

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