'Scabiosa atropurpurea' definitions:

Definition of 'Scabiosa atropurpurea'

noun

Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States [syn: sweet scabious, pincushion flower, mournful widow, Scabiosa atropurpurea]

From: GCIDE

Mourning \Mourn"ing\, a.
1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. [1913 Webster]
2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like. [1913 Webster]
Mourning bride (Bot.), a garden flower ({Scabiosa atropurpurea}) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads.
Mourning dove (Zool.), a wild dove (Zenaidura macroura) found throughout the United States; -- so named from its plaintive note. Called also Carolina dove. See Illust. under Dove.
Mourning warbler (Zool.), an American ground warbler (Geothlypis Philadelphia). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow. [1913 Webster]