cockscomb; silver cock's comb
Refers to the plant Celosia argentea, especially the crested variety Celosia argentea var. cristata, known for its showy, brain-like flower heads. Commonly used in gardens and traditional flower arrangements.
Red cockscombs are blooming in the garden.
You can enjoy cockscomb flowers from summer to autumn.
red-root amaranth; redroot pigweed; common amaranth
love-lies-bleeding; tassel flower; foxtail amaranth
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling, literally 'chicken head', but less common than the kana form.
The kanji 鶏頭 literally means 'chicken head', referring to the flower's resemblance to a rooster's comb. The reading けいとう is the on'yomi of these characters.