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noun
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes. Compare cockscomb (def. 3).
Origin:
< Neo-Latin (Linnaeus), apparently an irregular derivative of Greek kḗleos burning, from the burnt appearance of the flowers of some species; see -ia
< Neo-Latin (Linnaeus), apparently an irregular derivative of Greek kḗleos burning, from the burnt appearance of the flowers of some species; see -ia
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Celosia
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| celosia (səˈləʊsɪə) | |
| —n | |
| See cockscomb | |
| [New Latin, from Greek kēlos dry, burnt (from the appearance of the flowers of some species)] | |
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