[koks-kohm] 
| 1. | the comb or caruncle of a cock. |
| 2. | the cap, resembling a cock's comb, formerly worn by professional fools. |
| 3. | a garden plant, Celosia cristata, of the amaranth family, with flowers, commonly crimson or purple, in a broad spike somewhat resembling the comb of a cock. |
| 4. | any of several other species of the genus Celosia. |
| 5. | an elongate prickleback, Anoplarchus purpurescens, living among submerged rocks along the Pacific coast of North America. |
| 6. | a gaslight burner having four or more jets. |
| 7. | coxcomb (def. 1). |
| cocks·comb (kŏks'kōm') n.
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