sweet scabious

noun

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

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Also called mourning bride.

Origin of sweet scabious

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby sweet scabious

sweet pea, sweet pepper, sweet pepperbush, sweet potato, sweet roll, sweet scabious, sweet shop, sweet shrub, sweet sorghum, sweet spirit of nitre, sweet spot
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