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cockscomb

noun cocks·comb \ˈkäks-ˌkōm\

Definition of COCKSCOMB

1
:  coxcomb
2
:  a garden plant (Celosia cristata) of the amaranth family grown for its flowers
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First Known Use of COCKSCOMB

1534

Rhymes with COCKSCOMB

airdrome, at-home, beachcomb, Beerbohm, bichrome, Bornholm, bring home, clay loam, coulomb, coxcomb, down-home, fall home, genome, group home, hot comb, megohm, Nichrome, radome, rest home, rhizome, salt dome, shalom, sheet home

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cockscomb
  2. cockscomb oyster
  3. cockscomb pyrites
  4. yellow cockscomb
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