cockscomb meaning and definition

COCKSCOMB noun

Definition of cockscomb (noun)

1. garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
   • synonyms: Celosia argentea cristata, Celosia cristata, common cockscomb
2. a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
   • synonyms: coxcomb
3. a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
   • synonyms: coxcomb
4. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
   • synonyms: comb, coxcomb