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cockscomb in Japanese

cockscomb in Japanese is 鶏冠, 鶏頭 — cockscomb means the soft red growth on top of a rooster's head.

cockscomb in Japanese

鶏冠
noun
Pronounced: tosaka
A fleshy red crest of a rooster
鶏頭
noun
Pronounced: keitō
An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers

What does "cockscomb" mean?

  1. noun The soft red growth on top of a rooster's head.
  2. noun A red hat once worn by court jesters.
  3. noun A flowering plant native to Europe and Asia, also called yellow rattle.
  4. noun A garden plant that lives for a single year and bears bright, showy red flower clusters.
    "She saw a square picture framed in the window, two whitewashed cottages each with a little winding path, a bed of red and yellow cockscomb, a sloping field, a row of gum-trees, a child in a blue sunbonnet carrying a basket."
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  • She saw a square picture framed in the window, two whitewashed cottages each with a little winding path, a bed of red and yellow cockscomb, a sloping field, a row of gum-trees, a child in a blue sunbonnet carrying a basket.

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What is "cockscomb" in Japanese?
"cockscomb" in Japanese is 鶏冠, 鶏頭. cockscomb means: The soft red growth on top of a rooster's head.
How do you pronounce 鶏冠?
"cockscomb" in Japanese is 鶏冠, pronounced "tosaka".
Are there other ways to say "cockscomb" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "cockscomb": 鶏冠, 鶏頭.
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