Definition of Celosia

1. Noun. Annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa.

Exact synonyms: Genus Celosia
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Amaranth Family, Amaranthaceae, Family Amaranthaceae
Member holonyms: Celosia Argentea, Red Fox

Definition of Celosia

1. a flowering plant [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Celosia

Celebrex
Celebrityville
Celeste
Celestial City
Celestial Empire
Celestial Sphere
Celestin
Celestin tube
Celia
Celina
Celine
Celli
Cellini
Cellosolve
Cellosolves
Celosia (current term)
Celosia argentea
Celosia argentea cristata
Celosia cristata
Celsius
Celsius scale
Celsus' area
Celsus' papules
Celsus' vitiligo
Celsus kerion
Celt
Celt-Iberian
Celt-Iberians
Celtchar
Celtiberian

Literary usage of Celosia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1868)
"THE NEW FEATHERED CRIMSON Celosia. BY TUB EDITOR. THE introduction of novelties must always be attended with more or less uncertainty, and occasional ..."

2. Lost Crops of Africa: Volume Ii: Vegetables by National Research Council (U. S.), National Academies Press (2006)
"As a result, celosia can be eye catching even before it blossoms. ... To such dishes celosia leaves certainly contribute their share of nutrients, ..."

3. The Flower Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers; in which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1856)
"Celosia. Cockscomb. Celosia cristata is common in most gardens. The following account is inserted, to give some idea of what may be done by artificial means ..."

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