Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See cockscomb.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A genus of plants, natural order Amarantaceæ, for the most part tropical. The cockscomb common in cultivation is C. cristata; but the cultivated form of this plant, with a broad flattened stem and a terminal crest, is very unlike its natural condition, being a monstrosity formed by the union or fasciation of the branches.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a genus of annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa.
WordNet 3.0
- n. annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa
Etymologies
- New Latin Cēlosia, genus name, from Greek kēlos, dry, burnt (from its color), from kaiein, to burn. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“This celosia is one of the most thriving plants in the K-State Gardens.”
Vignettes from the K-State Gardens « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog
“Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are the celosia, century plant and coconut palm.”
Celosia, century plant and coconut palm: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico
“Raise celosia in a greenhouse or a conservatory in cool climates.”
Celosia, century plant and coconut palm: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico
“Your celosia seeds have germinated here, were winter sowed in the milk jugs.”
“The celosia for one (seed packet) and now I have dinner plate Dahlias about a foot and a half tall (tuber) bloom or not to bloom will tell the whole story of thrifty shopping.”
“The celosia flower is a bright, rippled crest, as seen in this speciment in a Puerto Vallarta garden.”
“Now it was oppositional: his zucchini against her celosia, her rabbit versus his dog.”
“Annuals on a single stem would work, the celosia would have been good.”
“The amaranthus is similar in look to celosia, it should have been four feet tall but just barely grew at all.”
“The lone celosia from a whole packet of C. spicata ‘Coral Garden Mixed’ that has done anything is stunning if solitary.”
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