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 ]