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CELOSIA CRISTATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Celosia cristata mean?
• CELOSIA CRISTATA (noun)
The noun CELOSIA CRISTATA has 1 sense:
1. garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
Familiarity information: CELOSIA CRISTATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Celosia argentea cristata; Celosia cristata; cockscomb; common cockscomb
Hypernyms ("Celosia cristata" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
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