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Meaning of "celosia" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CELOSIA

New Latin, from Greek kēlos dry, burnt (from the appearance of the flowers of some species).

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CELOSIA

səˈləʊsɪə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CELOSIA

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Celosia is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CELOSIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Celosia

Celosia /siːˈloʊʃiə/ is a small genus of edible and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek word κηλος, meaning "burned," and refers to the flame-like flower heads. Species are commonly known as woolflowers, or, if the flower heads are crested by fasciation, cockscombs. The plants are well known in East Africa’s highlands and are used under their Swahili name, mfungu.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CELOSIA

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CELOSIA

cellulated · cellule · celluliferous · cellulite · cellulitis · celluloid · cellulolytic · cellulose · cellulose acetate · cellulose nitrate · cellulose varnish · cellulosic · cellulous · celom · celomic · celotex · celsitude · Celsius · Celsius scale · celt

WORDS THAT END LIKE CELOSIA

abrosia · afrormosia · agnosia · ambrosia · Anastasia · Asia · Bahasa Indonesia · fantasia · French Polynesia · Indonesia · Malaysia · Micronesia · Nicosia · Polynesia · prosopagnosia · Russia · Southeast Asia · symposia · topagnosia · Tunisia

Synonyms and antonyms of celosia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «celosia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CELOSIA

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Translator English - Chinese

鸡冠花
1,325 millions of speakers
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celosia
570 millions of speakers
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celosia
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celosia
380 millions of speakers
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celosia
280 millions of speakers
ru

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Селосия
278 millions of speakers
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celosia
270 millions of speakers
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celosia
260 millions of speakers
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celosia
220 millions of speakers
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Celosia
190 millions of speakers
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celosia
180 millions of speakers
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ケイトウ
130 millions of speakers
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celosia
85 millions of speakers
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Celosia
85 millions of speakers
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celosia
80 millions of speakers
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celosia
75 millions of speakers
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कोलोसीया
75 millions of speakers
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celosia
70 millions of speakers
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celosia
65 millions of speakers
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celosia
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Селосія
40 millions of speakers
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celosia
30 millions of speakers
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Celosia
15 millions of speakers
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celosia
14 millions of speakers
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celosia
10 millions of speakers
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celosia
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CELOSIA»

Discover the use of celosia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to celosia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Florida Gardener's Guide
Few plants offer bright colors in as unique a way as Celosia. The plumed Celosia sends flower spikes high above the foliage. Feature the unusual plant by itself for warm-season color in a flower bed, mix it with other plantings, use as a central ...
Tom MacCubbin, Georgia B. Tasker, 2002
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Vegetables
Production and international trade Celosia trigyna is a minor vegetable sold in local and city markets. Production data are not available. Properties The nutritional composition of Celosia trigyna leaves per 100 g edible portion is: water 89 g, ...
G. J. H. Grubben, 2004
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World Spice Plants: Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy
Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy Johannes Seidemann. U Celosia argentea L. var. cristata (L.) Kuntze Wf Celosia trigyna /.. a. (J Cedronella japonoca '/ 1 O Agastache rugosa (Fisch. et C.A. Mey.) Kuntze (J Cedronella mexicana (Kunth) ...
Johannes Seidemann, 2005
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Herbal Emissaries: Bringing Chinese Herbs to the West: A ...
Botanical Names: Celosia cristata L. (C. argentea var. cristata (L.). Kuntze) and Celosia argentea L. Chinese Names: Pmyin:}i-guan-hw (flowers of C. cristata); Qing- xiang-zi (seeds of C. argentea). Wade-Giles: Chi-kuan-hua (flowers of C.
Steven Foster, Yue Chongxi, 1992
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Flora of Tropical East Africa -Amaranthaceae (1985)
2 Celosia / . 7 subgen. Gomphrohermbstaedtia Schinz, 7 subgen. Pseudohermbstaedtia Schinz, 7 Celosia acroprosodes Bak. & C.B. Cl., 9 Celosia anthelminthica )-., in'rs. , 9 Celosia argentea L., 19 forma cristata (L.) Schinz, 19 Celosia debilis ...
C. C. Townsend, 1985
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CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
Celosia laxa Schumach. & Thonn. (Celosia laxa Schur & Thonn.) Tropical Africa. Herb, orange flowers See Beskrivelse af Guineeiske planter 141–142. 1827, Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Naturvidensk. Math. Afh. 3: 161–162. 1828 ( Fruits ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012
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Dried Flowers for All Seasons: Creating the Fresh-Flower ...
RED (MAROON) Amaranth (Amaranthus) Anemone (Anemone coronaria) Aster ( Caliistephus chinensis) Celosia (Celosia argentea) Dahlia (Dahlia) Flosstlower ( Ageratum houstonianum) Globe amaranth (Gomphrenal Hellebore (Helleborus)  ...
Jan Gertley, Michael Gertley, 1999
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Neglected Leafy Green Vegetables Crops in Africa
A: Amaranth. and. Celosia. (Amaranthus. spp. and. Celosia. argentea. L.) 1. Abbott, J. A. and T. A. Campbell. 1982. Sensory evaluation of vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus spp.). HortScience 17(3): 409-10. Appearance, flavour, texture and ...
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Staff, Mnzava, N.M., Dearing, J.A., 1999
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Lost Crops of Africa:: Volume II: Vegetables
Ornamental Uses African families plant celosia as a vegetable not as an ornamental, but let a few plants grow to flowering to get seed. Its use as an ornamental is hardly known in Africa, but it could be. Elsewhere in the world, this is among the ...
Development, Security, and Cooperation, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council, 2006
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Universal Technological Dictionary
STAM. filaments five; anthers versatile—Pin. germ globular; style subulate; stigma simple—Pea. capsule globular; seeds few. Species. The species are mostly annuals, as the—Celosia argentea, Amaranlhus, seu iffiera, Silvery- spiked Celosia, ...
George Crabb, 1833

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CELOSIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term celosia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pots make more of less
Marigold, zinnia, celosia and any interesting foliar or sculptural perennials get a bit more height. It all helps to get a bit more out of less. «Lompoc Record, Jul 15»
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Consider drought-tolerant plants for gardens in Brantford
Among the annuals that you can count on are African daisy, celosia, cosmos, portulaca and any of the salvias. Others I could add if space ... «Brantford Expositor, Jul 15»
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Time to catch up on planting, fertilizing
Bedding plants for fall color, including ageratum, balsam, celosia, cleome, cockscomb, coleus, dusty miller, dwarf dahlia, gazania, impatiens, ... «The Daily Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Heat Stall: Caring for Non-blooming Annuals
And consider trying a few heat tolerant flowers like celosia, moss rose, Mexican sunflower and zinnia. A bit more information: Here are a few ... «WHAV News, Jul 15»
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EDDIE SEAGLE: Patriotic gardening pleasures for the Fourth
Plant celosia, coleus, crossandra, exacum, hollyhock, impatiens, kalanchoe, marigolds, nicotiana, ornamental pepper, periwinkle, portulaca ... «The Albany Herald, Jun 15»
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Pots Make More Out Of Less
Marigold, zinnia, celosia and any interesting foliar or sculptural perennials get a bit more height. It all helps to get a bit more out of less. «LA Canyon News, Jun 15»
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Girl Scouts volunteer at Zenda Farm's Kids Korner
... corn, beans and squash were planted in the “three-sisters” mound; a variety of herbs were arranged in an herb spiral; brightly colored celosia ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jun 15»
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Garden checklist: Summer puts extra stress on gardens
In the flower garden, plant seeds for such summer and fall bloomers as alyssum, celosia, marigolds, periwinkles, sunflowers and zinnias. «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»
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Patriotic plantings in time for July 4th
For red plants, try geraniums, petunias, annual salvia, verbena, pentas or celosia for sun, or begonias and impatiens for shade. White flowers ... «Mcalester News Capital, Jun 15»
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Nervous System's Floraform software will allow you to create …
This process began with a fascination for the unusual Celosia cristata flower, which took the designers on a very complicated computational ... «3ders.org, Jun 15»
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