ˈkäks+ˌ- noun
Etymology: Middle English cokkes comb, from cokkes (gen. of cok cock) + comb
1. : a cock's comb
2. : something resembling or suggesting a cockscomb: as
a. : coxcomb 1a
b. : a garden plant of the genus Celosia cultivated for its showy usually red, purplish, or yellow inflorescence
3. : coxcomb 1b, 2