scabious : Idioms & Phrases

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field scabious

  • noun perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States
    Scabiosa arvensis.
WordNet

Sheep scabious

  • . (Bot.) Same as Sheep's bit.
Webster 1913

Sweet scabious

  • noun Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States
    Scabiosa atropurpurea; mournful widow; pincushion flower.
WordNet
  • (a) Mourning bride . (b) A daisylike plant (Erigeron annuus) having a stout branching stem.
Webster 1913