sweet scabious
noun
a plant, Scabiosa atropurpurea, native to Europe, cultivated for its purple, reddish, or white flowers.
Also called
mourning bride.
Origin of sweet scabious
First recorded in 1790–1800
Words nearby sweet scabious
sweet pea,
sweet pepper,
sweet pepperbush,
sweet potato,
sweet roll,
sweet scabious,
sweet shop,
sweet shrub,
sweet sorghum,
sweet spirit of nitre,
sweet spot