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Scabiosa
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scabiosa
Translingual
thumb|Scabiosa columbaria species Scabiosa columbaria
Etymology
From Latin la scabō scabere to scratch, scrape, based on the likeness of the blossoms to a round satin pincushion stuck with pearl-headed pins.
Proper noun
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genus family Caprifoliaceae pincushion flower s, many also called scabious
Hypernyms
genus ; Scabiosoideae subfamily - subfamily; Scabioseae tribe - tribe
Hyponyms
genus Scabiosa columbaria species (small scabious, dove pincushion) - type species; Scabiosa sect. Cyrtostemma section, Scabiosa sect. Prismakena section, Scabiosa Scabiosa section - sections
Derived terms
Pseudoscabiosa genus
References
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