PINCUSHION FLOWER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

mournful widow; pincushion flower; Scabiosa atropurpurea; sweet scabious

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("pincushion flower" is a kind of...):

scabiosa; scabious (any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa)

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