rose comb

noun

a low comb with rounded points and a rear-extending spike of some breeds of chickens, as Wyandotte.

First recorded in 1840–50

The comb on the head of the Barred Dominique is of the type known as the rose-comb, having many rows of slight projections.

Diagram to illustrate the nature of the F2 generation from the cross of rose comb pea comb.

These peculiarities no doubt stand in close relation with the broad flattened rose-comb characteristic of the Hamburgh breed.

He should have a rose comb, a well-feathered tail, and a proud lively carriage.

If a bird with a rose comb is bred to one with a pea comb (fig. 23), the offspring have a comb different from either.

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