λειρί — meaning in English

English meaning

• cockscomb noun The fleshy red crest of a rooster.

Senses

λειρί is used for these senses in English:

• cockscomb A fleshy red crest of a rooster
• wattle A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.

cockscomb — full definition

1. noun The fleshy red crest of a rooster.
2. noun A red cap once worn by court jesters.
3. noun A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia).
4. noun An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers.

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