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    SCABIOUS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of various plants of the genus Scabiosaplay

    Synonyms:

    scabiosa; scabious

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("scabious" is a kind of...):

    flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scabious"):

    mournful widow; pincushion flower; Scabiosa atropurpurea; sweet scabious (Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States)

    field scabious; Scabiosa arvensis (perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States)

    Holonyms ("scabious" is a member of...):

    genus Scabiosa (annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs; mainly Mediterranean)

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