cockscomb

noun

• 1the crest or comb of a domestic cock.

• 2a tropical plant with a crest or plume of tiny yellow, orange, or red flowers, widely cultivated as a garden annual or a houseplant.

  • Celosia cristata, family Amaranthaceae

• 3an orchid related to the coralroots but with more colorful flowers, native to southern North America. Also called coralroot.

  • Genus Hexalectris, family Orchidaceae