CELOSIA Definition & Meaning

celosia

[ si-loh-zhuh, -zhee-uh ]

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noun

any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes. Compare cockscomb ( def 3 ).

celosia

/ ��əˈ��əʊ��ɪə /

noun

See cockscomb

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Origin of celosia¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus), apparently an irregular derivative of Greek ��ǲ� burning, from the burnt appearance of the flowers of some species; -ia

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of celosia¹

New Latin, from Greek ��ŧ��ǲ� dry, burnt (from the appearance of the flowers of some species)

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CTx1000 is one of the key discoveries being championed by Celosia Therapeutics, a Macquarie University spin-out company formed in 2022 to help bring the groundbreaking work of the University's neuroscientists from the lab to patients.

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Celosia Therapeutics is actively seeking investment to facilitate CTx1000 to progress to clinical trial stage.

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A wreath with pink and light blue flowers rested in front of the memorial plaque accompanied by more cempasúchil and celosia flowers.

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Cempasúchil and celosia flowers surrounded graves on Calle 7 as families swept the dust, hung strips of papel picado and sat together at grave sites.

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Estábamos en su última adquisición porque él quería que viera algo: en el costado de la casa, en una pared detrás de una celosía cerca del camino de entrada, había una esvástica bajo relieve del tamaño de una cabeza grabada en el estuco.

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