cockscomb
Jester's floppy hat
A cockscomb is the fleshy red crest on a rooster's head.
The word extends to plants with similarly shaped flower clusters, especially the garden ornamental *Celosia*.
Historically, a cockscomb was also the cap worn by court jesters, which mimicked the rooster's crest with its flopping points.
An archaic spelling, coxcomb, became a separate word meaning a vain, foolish person.
Toothed grooming implement
- wattleHanging throat skin
- crestHighest point or tuft
- fowlBirds for the table
- poultryBirds raised for food
chicken · hen · bantam · roost · strut · crow · plumage · hackles
Flower or flourishing state
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
- crestedBearing a head tuft
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
velvet · crimson · annual · bedding · ornamental · cultivar · dried · arrangement
Highest point or tuft
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
charge · blazon · escutcheon · armorial · motif · symbol · standard · sigil
Excessively eye-catching
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
theatrical · ornate · garish · resplendent · dramatic · strutting · vain · preening
Ruffled, fragrant cut flower
- roseStood up, or fragrant bloom
- chrysanthemumOrnamental daisy relative
- lilyTrumpet-shaped garden bloom
- dahliaTuberous flowering genus
marigold · sunflower · aster · snapdragon · zinnia · gladiolus · arrangement · centerpiece
comb
Toothed grooming implement
poultry · chicken · hen · bantam · roost · strut · crow · plumage · hackles · spur
bloom
Flower or flourishing state
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
- crestedBearing a head tuft
plume · velvet · crimson · annual · bedding · ornamental · cultivar · dried · arrangement · florist
crest
Highest point or tuft
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
device · charge · blazon · escutcheon · armorial · motif · symbol · standard · sigil · figurehead
showy
Excessively eye-catching
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
extravagant · theatrical · ornate · garish · resplendent · dramatic · strutting · vain · preening · dandy
carnation
Ruffled, fragrant cut flower
- roseStood up, or fragrant bloom
- chrysanthemumOrnamental daisy relative
- lilyTrumpet-shaped garden bloom
dahlia · marigold · sunflower · aster · snapdragon · zinnia · gladiolus · arrangement · centerpiece · vase
- celosia
- Red Flowersred poppy, red clover, Indian paintbrush, scarlet pimpernel, poinsettia
- dried flowersstrawflower, statice, everlasting, sunray, baby's breath
- jestersjester, fool, court jester, court fool, buffoon
- Amaranthsamaranth, amaranthus, quinoa, spinach, beet
- Amaranthalegria
cockscombfeathers
Bird's lightweight covering
plumage · tail feathers · spur · wattle · beak
cockscombsage
Wisdom keeper or seasoning
wise man · philosopher · shrinking violet · wallflower · sobersides