cockscombs

noun

1. The fleshy red crest of a rooster

2. A red cap once worn by court jesters

3. A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)

4. An annual garden plant, Celosia cristata, having showy red clusters of flowers

5. A conceited dandy

6. A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed