<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the comb or caruncle of a cock.</li><li>the cap, resembling a cockscomb, formerly worn by professional fools.</li><li>a garden plant, <em>Celosia cristata</em>, of the amaranth family, with flowers, commonly crimson or purple, in a broad spike somewhat resembling the comb of a cock.</li><li>any of several other species of the genus <em>Celosia</em>.</li><li>an elongate prickleback, <em>Anoplarchus purpurescens</em>, living among submerged rocks along the Pacific coast of North America.</li><li>a gaslight burner having four or more jets.</li><li>coxcomb (def 1).</li></ul>