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cockscomb

/koks-kohm/US // ˈkɒksˌkoʊm //UK // (ˈkɒksˌkəʊm) //

鸡冠花,鸡冠石,鸡冠头,鸡精

Related Words

ridge山脊,山脉,脊柱,脊梁panache潇洒,风格,潇洒自如,潇洒哥tuft丛生,丛书,丛丛,簇拥plume羽毛,翎羽,翎毛,羽流crown皇冠,冠,冠词,皇冠假日feather羽毛,羽绒服,绒毛,羽毛的comb梳理,梳子,梳理一下,梳头hogback驼峰,驼背,驼峰山,猪笼草tassel流苏,缨子,穗子,缨络aigrette色拉酱,色拉油,酱油,酱汁chine中国,中国人,瓷器mane鬃毛,鬣毛,鬣狗,鬃毛的作用caruncle叔叔,叔叔们,叔叔阿姨,叔叔阿姨们

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the comb or caruncle of a cock.
    • : the cap, resembling a cock'scomb, formerly worn by professional fools.
    • : 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.
    • : any of several other species of the genus Celosia.
    • : an elongate prickleback, Anoplarchus purpurescens, living among submerged rocks along the Pacific coast of North America.
    • : a gaslight burner having four or more jets.
    • : coxcomb.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
ridge山脊,山脉,脊柱,脊梁aigrette色拉酱,色拉油,酱油,酱汁caruncle叔叔,叔叔们,叔叔阿姨,叔叔阿姨们chine中国,中国人,瓷器comb梳理,梳子,梳理一下,梳头crown皇冠,冠,冠词,皇冠假日feather羽毛,羽绒服,绒毛,羽毛的hogback驼峰,驼背,驼峰山,猪笼草mane鬃毛,鬣毛,鬣狗,鬃毛的作用panache潇洒,风格,潇洒自如,潇洒哥plume羽毛,翎羽,翎毛,羽流tassel流苏,缨子,穗子,缨络tuft丛生,丛书,丛丛,簇拥

Examples

  • Celosia cristata is the well known Cockscomb, having combs or heads of scarlet, crimson, rose and yellow.

  • Getting tired, I took out my sketch-book and drew Lubuga, the pet, which amused the king immensely as he recognised her cockscomb.

  • His hair was cut short, with the exception of a ridge on the top which ran stem to stern, like a cockscomb.

  • If an unmodified Celosia could be got, it would be well to test with the modified cockscomb.

  • The wild cockscomb (Amaranthus Cruentus) also furnished a portion of their supply.

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