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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ce•lo•sia (si lō′zhə, -zhē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes. Cf. cockscomb (def. 3).
- Neo-Latin (Linnaeus), apparently an irregularly derivative of Greek ké̄leos burning, from the burnt appearance of the flowers of some species; see -ia
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