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Cockscomb

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

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garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
common cockscombcoxcomb
plural
Cockscombs
possessive
Cockscomb's
pluralpossessive
Cockscombs'