HyperDic: sweet_scabious

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

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