HyperDic: mournful_widow

English > 1 sense of the expression mournful widow:
NOUNplantmournful widow, sweet scabious, pincushion flower, Scabiosa atropurpureaOld World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads
English > mournful widow: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningOld World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States.
Synonymssweet scabious, pincushion flower, Scabiosa atropurpurea
Broaderscabious, scabiosaAny of various plants of the genus Scabiosa

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