sweet scabious

noun

1. a plant, Scabiosa atropurpurea, native to Europe, cultivated for its purple, reddish, or white flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweet scabious¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

This was a part of the day's work that appealed to her more than the cookery, so she lingered for some time making an artistic combination of poppies, grasses, and sweet scabious.

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Some who read the above may know scabious by other names as the "morning bride" or "sweet scabious" or "devil's bit," etc.

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