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Cockscomb

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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) See Coxcomb.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cockscomb'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cockscomb.html. 1828.
 
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