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
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