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Celosia argentea L.

Celosia argentea L.

se-LO-see-uh or kay-LO-see-uh -- from the Greek kelos (dry, burnt) - referring to its color ... Dave's Botanary
ar-JEN-tee-uh -- silvery ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: flamingo feathers, quail grass, silver cockscomb, wheat celosia, white cockscomb • Assamese: কুকুৰা জবা kukur joba • Bengali: শ্বেত মুরগাফুল swet murgha-phul • Dimasa: khimsa-gajau • Dogri: मुर्गे दा कलगा murge da kalga • Garo: dogingmat • Gujarati: લાલમુર્ગા lalmurga, લાંપડી lampadi, મખમલી makhmali, મોરશીખા morshikha • Hajong: dhola soremul • Haryanvi: सरवाली sarvaali • Hindi: गरखा garkha, जंगली मुर्गा jangali murga, जटाधारी jata-dhari, कुरडू kurdu, लोचन मस्तक lochan-mastak, मयूर चूड़ा mayur-chuda, मोरशिखा morshikha, फलिनी phalini, सफेद मुर्गा safed murga, सिलियारी भाजी siliyari bhaji, सिलमिली silmili • Kannada: ಅಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು anne soppu, ದೀಪಕ deepaka, ಹಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು hanne soppu, ಖಡಕತಿರಾ khadakatira, ಕೋಲಾಣಿ kolani, ಮಯೂರ ಶಿಖೆ mayura shike • Kashmiri: मवल mawal • Konkani: कूरडू kurdu, वेलूड velud • Malayalam: ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ cheriya adakkaamaniyan, ചെറുച്ചീര cherucheera, കോഴിപുല്ല് kozhipullu, മയിലോശിക mayilooshika, ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ velutha adakkaamaniyan • Manipuri: ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯔꯩ ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯕ haorei angangba • Marathi: कुरडू kurdu, मोरशेंडी morashendi, मोरशिखा morashikha • Mishing: লাচৰ lasor, মেচৰ mesor • Mizo: zam-zo, zo-ci • Mundari: sirgiti ara • Nepali: भाले सिरु bhaale siru, चाँदे फूल chaande phool, चोया फूल choya phool, सहस्त्रजरी sahastrajaree, सरवरी साग sarawaree saag, सेतो चाँदे seto chaande, सिरौला siraulaa • Nyishi: sosa yanik • Odia: ଇଶରଜଟା isarajata, କାରବୀ karabi, ମୟୂର ଚୂଳିଆ mayur chulia, ମୟୂର ଶିଖା mayura shikha, ନହଙ୍ଗା ଶାଗ nahanga saga, ସୁବହା subaha, ସୁରଭି surabhi • Pahari: चोटी फूल choti phool • Punjabi: ਸਲਯਾਰਾ salyara, ਸਰਵਾਲੀ sarwali, ਤਾਜਾ ਖੋਰੋਸ taja khoros • Rabha: bun sorekukum, sore-kukum, to-kukung • Rajasthani: गर्खा garkha, गारको garko, इमर्ती imarti, मखमल makhmal, पिलोवन pilovan, सुरली surli • Sanskrit: बर्हिचूडा barhichuda, दीप्य dipya, दीप्यक dipyaka, कारवी karavi, खराश्वा kharashva, क्षुद्रशीर्ष kshudrashirsha, लोचमर्कट lochamarkata, लोचमस्तक lochamastaka, मयूरचूडा mayurachuda, मयूरशिखा mayurashikha, प्रियतम priyatama, रुद्रजटा rudrajata, सन्दीप्य sandipya, शिखावल shikhavala, शिखिन् shikhin, वह्निशिखर vahnishikhara, वितुन्नः vittunah • Santali: ᱥᱤᱨᱜᱤᱴ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ sirgit arak • Tamil: சாவற்சூட்டுப்பண்ணை cavar-cuttu-p-pannai, கோழிக்கொண்டை koli-k-kontai, மகளிக்கீரை makali-k-kirai, பண்ணை கீரை pannai keerai • Tangkhul: haorie • Telugu: గురుగు gurugu, పంచెచెట్టు panchechettu • Tibetan: བྱ་ཕོ་རྩི་རྩི bya-pho-rtsi-rtsi, ཀདམ་བཧར kadma-bhara, མེ་ཏོག་བྱ་ཟེ་ me-tog-bya-ze • Tulu: ಕೋರಿಕೊಟ್ಟು korikottu • Urdu: جٹا دھاری jata-dhari, لوچن مستک lochan-mastak, میور چوڑا mayur-chuda, پهلني phalini, تاج خروس taj-e-khurus


botanical names: Celosia argentea L. ... heterotypic synonyms: Celosia cristata L. • Celosia plumosa Barr & Sugden • Celosia spicata Barr & Sugden ... and more at POWO, retrieved 13 November 2025
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
flamingo feathers
quail grass
silver cockscomb
wheat celosia
white cockscomb
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
কুকুৰা জবা kukur joba
  • for Celosia cristata L. ... XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
শ্বেত মুরগাফুল swet murgha-phul
~~~~~ DIMASA ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Hill Kachari
khimsa-gajau
  • for Celosia cristata L. ... XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
मुर्गे दा कलगा murge da kalga
  • for Celosia cristata L. ...Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~
written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
dogingmat
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
લાલમુર્ગા lalmurga, મખમલી makhmali, મોરશીખા morshikha
લાંપડી lampadi (or લાંબડી lambadi)
~~~~~ HAJONG ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese (হাজং), Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal
dhola soremul
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
सरवाली sarvaali
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
गरखा garkha, मोरशिखा morshikha
जंगली मुर्गा jangali murga
जटाधारी jata-dhari, लोचन मस्तक lochan-mastak, मयूर चूड़ा mayur-chuda, फलिनी phalini
कुरडू kurdu, सफेद मुर्गा safed murga
सिलियारी भाजी siliyari bhaji
सिलमिली silmili
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಅಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು anne soppu (or ಅನ್ನೆಸೊಪ್ಪು annesoppu), ಹಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು hanne soppu
ದೀಪಕ deepaka
ಖಡಕತಿರಾ khadakatira
ಕೋಲಾಣಿ kolani
ಮಯೂರ ಶಿಖೆ mayura shike
~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~
written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी), ... spoken in: Kashmir ... other names for this language: Koshur
मवल mawal
  • for Celosia cristata L. ...Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
कूरडू kurdu
वेलूड velud
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ cheriya adakkaamaniyan, ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ velutha adakkaamaniyan
ചെറുച്ചീര cherucheera, കോഴിപുല്ല് kozhipullu
മയിലോശിക mayilooshika
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯔꯩ ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯕ haorei angangba
  • Hanjabam, Manoranjan. (2005). Vegetable dyes used by the Meitei Community of Manipur. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 4. 39-46.
  • or just ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯔꯩ haorei for Celosia cristata L. ... The Economic Plants of Manipur and their Uses, S. Sukumar Singh (Manipur, 2006)
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कुरडू kurdu
मोरशेंडी morashendi, मोरशिखा morashikha (or मयूरशिखा mayurashikha)
~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri
লাচৰ lasor, মেচৰ mesor
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
zam-zo
zo-ci
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
sirgiti ara
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
भाले सिरु bhaale siru, चाँदे फूल chaande phool, चोया फूल choya phool, सहस्त्रजरी sahastrajaree, सरवरी साग sarawaree saag, सेतो चाँदे seto chaande, सिरौला siraulaa
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung
sosa yanik
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଇଶରଜଟା isarajata, କାରବୀ karabi, ମୟୂର ଶିଖା mayura shikha, ସୁବହା subaha, ସୁରଭି surabhi
ମୟୂର ଚୂଳିଆ mayur chulia
ନହଙ୍ଗା ଶାଗ nahanga saga
~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand
चोटी फूल choti phool
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਸਲਯਾਰਾ salyara, ਸਰਵਾਲੀ sarwali
ਤਾਜਾ ਖੋਰੋਸ taja khoros
~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali, English ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya
bun sorekukum
sore-kukum, to-kukung
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
गर्खा garkha, इमर्ती imarti
गारको garko
मखमल makhmal
पिलोवन pilovan
सुरली surli
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
मयूरशिखा mayurashikha, रुद्रजटा rudrajata
बर्हिचूडा barhichuda, दीप्य dipya (or दीप्यक dipyaka), कारवी karavi, खराश्वा kharashva, क्षुद्रशीर्ष kshudrashirsha, लोचमर्कट lochamarkata, लोचमस्तक lochamastaka, मयूरचूडा mayurachuda, मयूरशिखा mayurashikha, प्रियतम priyatama, सन्दीप्य sandipya, शिखावल shikhavala, शिखिन् shikhin, वह्निशिखर vahnishikhara
  • for Celosia cristata L. ... Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः
वितुन्नः vittunah
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱥᱤᱨᱜᱤᱴ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ sirgit arak
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
சாவற்சூட்டுப்பண்ணை cavar-cuttu-p-pannai, கோழிக்கொண்டை koli-k-kontai
  • for Celosia cristata L. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
மகளிக்கீரை makali-k-kirai
பண்ணை கீரை pannai keerai
~~~~~ TANGKHUL ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Meitei (ꯇꯥꯡꯈꯨꯜ) ... spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland ... spoken by: Tangkhul people
haorie
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
గురుగు gurugu, పంచెచెట్టు panchechettu
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan
ཀདམ་བཧར kadma-bhara
བྱ་ཕོ་རྩི་རྩི bya-pho-rtsi-rtsi, མེ་ཏོག་བྱ་ཟེ་ me-tog-bya-ze
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಕೋರಿಕೊಟ್ಟು korikottu
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
جٹا دھاری jata-dhari, لوچن مستک lochan-mastak, میور چوڑا mayur-chuda, پهلني phalini, تاج خروس taj-e-khurus
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
throughout mainland and her islands; naturalized since ancient times
~~~~~ Created on: 09:32 13-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 20:55 15-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~






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