noun - A COCKSCOMB is the crest or caruncle on a rooster's head.

noun - COCKSCOMB can be referred to as a plant also known as Celosia cristata, characterized by its velvet-textured, brightly colored flower heads that resemble a rooster's head.

noun - COCKSCOMB can mean a cap in the shape of a cock's comb worn as a badge of office in European courts.