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雞冠花

简鸡冠花 · 繁雞冠花

Mandarin · pinyin jī guān huā

cockscomb flower
Celosia cristata

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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
冠: guān · cap, crown, headgear
花: huā · flower; blossoms
鸡: jī · chicken

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1–1–1 · ji1 guan1 hua1

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gai1 gun1 faa1

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noun

(botany) cockscomb (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata)

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