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scabiosa definition

sca·bio·sa (skā′bē ō′sə)

noun

any of genus (Scabiosa) of plants of the teasel family, having showy, variously colored flowers in flattened or dome-shaped heads, as the sweet scabiosa (S. atropurpurea), often cultivated as a garden flower

Etymology: ModL; once considered a remedy for the itch: see scabious

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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