cockscomb

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 (sense 1).

A drag.

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IN BRIEF: n. - The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds; A cap worn by court jesters; A conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments.

Tutor's tip: A "cockscomb" or "cock's comb" is the fleshy red excrescence on the head of a rooster, while a "coxcomb" is a conceited dandy.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hanekam

Nederlands (Dutch)
hanenkam

Français (French)
n. - (Bot) crête de coq

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hahnenkamm

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λειρί (κόκορα), (φυτολ.) κηλωσία (κν. βελούδο)

Italiano (Italian)
cresta di gallo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - crista (f) do galo

Русский (Russian)
петушиный гребень, франт (уст.)

Español (Spanish)
n. - cresta de gallo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tuppkam, narrmössa, tuppkam (bot.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鸡冠, 鸡冠帽, 鸡冠花

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 雞冠, 雞冠帽, 雞冠花

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 닭의 볏, 맨드라미, 깔대기 모자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - とさか, とんがり帽子, ケイトウ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عرف الديك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כרבולת, כובע הליצן, קלוסיה (צמח גינה)‬

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Cockscomb Celosia Plumosa