| 单词 | rooster comb |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrooster comb rooster comb n. [compare earlier cockcomb n. 4] U.S. a plant of the genus Celosia (family Amaranthaceae), having a red flower that resembles a rooster's comb; also called cockscomb. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Amaranthaceae (amaranth and allies) > [noun] larix1548 frog grass1597 cockcomb1687 coxcomb1718 amarantoid1736 alternanthera1866 amarantad1866 iresine1866 rooster comb1959 amarant- chaff-flower- 1959 Daily News (Estherville, Iowa) 6 May 2/3 It is reported that club members chuckled when one member identified the cockscomb as the ‘rooster comb's flower’. 1966–70 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (2002) IV. (at cited word) Cockscomb—more polite to say ‘rooster comb’. 2008 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 27 Jan. 30 My grandmother used to grow pretty plants she called rooster combs. I'd like to grow them, too, but don't know if they are still around. < as lemmas |
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