NOUN | plant | scabiosa, scabious | any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa |
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Meaning | Any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa. | |
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Synonym | scabious | |
Member of | genus Scabiosa | Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs |
Narrower | field scabious, Scabiosa arvensis | perennial having bluish-lilac flowers |
sweet scabious, pincushion flower, mournful widow, Scabiosa atropurpurea | Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads | |
Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
Spanish | escabiosa, scabiosa | |
Catalan | escabiosa, scabiosa |
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