scabiosa atropurpurea

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   Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States

   Synonymssweet scabiouspincushion flowermournful widow

   Broaderscabious

Questions about scabiosa atropurpurea

What does scabiosa atropurpurea mean?

scabiosa atropurpurea means "Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States".

What is another word for scabiosa atropurpurea?

Close synonyms include sweet scabious, pincushion flower, mournful widow. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.