cockscomb

noun6

1. •
   The fleshy red crest of a rooster.
2. •
   A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia).
3. •
   An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers.
4. •
   A red cap once worn by court jesters.
5. •
   A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed.
6. •
   (no longer used) A conceited dandy.