Found 2 items, similar to Sweet scabious.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sweet scabious sweet scabious n : Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States [syn: pincushion flower , mournful widow, Scabiosa atropurpurea]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sweet scabious Scabious \Sca"bi*ous\, n. [Cf. F. scabieuse. See Scabious, a.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the Composit[ae], and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected. [1913 Webster] Sweet scabious. (a) Mourning bride. (b) A daisylike plant (Erigeron annuus) having a stout branching stem. [1913 Webster]