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