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scabiosa

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sca·bi·o·sa  (skb-s, -z, skb-)
n.
See scabious2.
[New Latin Scabisa, genus name, from Medieval Latin (herba) scabisa, (herb) for scabies, scabious, feminine of Latin scabisus, mangy, from scabis, itch; see scabies.]
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Noun1.scabiosascabiosa - any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
scabious
flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
genus Scabiosa - annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs; mainly Mediterranean
mournful widow, pincushion flower, Scabiosa atropurpurea, sweet scabious - Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States
field scabious, Scabiosa arvensis - perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States


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Then there are to be eschscholtzias, dahlias, sunflowers, zinnias, scabiosa, portulaca, yellow violas, yellow stocks, yellow sweet-peas, yellow lupins--everything that is yellow or that has a yellow variety.
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