cockscomb

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cockscomb \Cocks"comb`\ (k[o^]ks"k[=o]m`), 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]