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