sweet scabious

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noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sweet scabious

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Mourn′ing-bride, the sweet scabious; Mourn′ing-cloak, an undertaker's cloak, formerly worn at a funeral; Mourn′ing-coach, a closed carriage for carrying mourners to a funeral; Mourn′ing-dove, the common American turtle-dove.—adv.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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.

From A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story by Brazil, Angela