鶏頭

From 鶏(けい) (kei, “chicken”) + 頭(とう) (tō, “head”).

• (Tokyo) けーとー [kèétóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːto̞ː]

鶏(けい)頭(とう) or 鶏頭(ケイトウ) • (keitō) 

1. plumed cockscomb (Celosia argentea)

   Synonyms: 韓藍 (kara-ai), 鶏冠花 (keikanka), 鶏頭花 (keitōge)

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

• 青鶏頭(あおげいとう) (aogeitō)
• 葉鶏頭(はげいとう) (hageitō)
• 紐鶏頭(ひもげいとう) (himogeitō)

• “鶏頭”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026