'Sweet scabious' definitions:
Definition of 'sweet scabious'
(from WordNet)
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]
Definition of 'Sweet scabious'
From: GCIDE
- Scabious \Sca"bi*ous\, n. [Cf. F. scabieuse. See Scabious, a.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the Compositae, and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected. [1913 Webster]
- Sweet scabious. (a) Mourning bride. (b) A daisylike plant (Erigeron annuus) having a stout branching stem. [1913 Webster]