The Collaborative International Dictionary
Onobrychis Crista-galli
Cockscomb \Cocks"comb`\ (k[o^]ks"k[=o]m`), n. [1st cock, n. + comb crest.]
See Coxcomb.
(Bot.) A plant ( Celosia cristata), of many varieties, cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of brilliant flowers; -- sometimes called garden cockscomb. Also the Pedicularis, or lousewort, the Rhinanthus Crista-galli, and the Onobrychis Crista-galli.