cockscomb

noun

• 1the crest or comb of a domestic cock.

• 2 (also coxcomb) a tropical plant with a crest of tiny yellow, orange, or red flowers, grown as a pot plant.

  • Celosia cristata, family Amaranthaceae

• 3a brightly coloured orchid of southern North America, related to the coralroots. Also called coralroot.

  • Genus Hexalectris, family Orchidaceae