scabious (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *scabious*:
NOUN	plant	scabious, scabiosa	any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa

English > *scabious*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa.
Synonym	scabiosa
Member of	genus Scabiosa	Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs
Narrower	field scabious, Scabiosa arvensis	perennial having bluish-lilac flowers
Narrower	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

HyperDic: scabious