Definition of Scabiosa arvensis

1. Noun. Perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States.

Exact synonyms: Field Scabious
Generic synonyms: Scabiosa, Scabious

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scabiosa Arvensis

Sayre's jacket
Sayre's suspension apparatus
Sayre's suspension traction
Sayyid
Sazan
Sazarac
Sazaracs
Sazerac
Sazeracs
Saïs
Saône
Sb
SbE
SbW
ScD
Scabiosa arvensis
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Scandia
Scandiknavery
Scandinavia
Scandinavian
Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian country
Scandinavian language
Scandinavian lox
Scandinavian nation
Scandinavians
Scania
Scanian
Scanlon

Literary usage of Scabiosa arvensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1890)
"scabiosa arvensis. L. Scabiosa succisa. L. Centaurea Scabiosa. L. [Britten & Holland.] BACKEN. vb. To retard, keep back. [V. of Glos. ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"Names. Prior, p. 206. Corrupted to Scabia in S. Cumb. scabiosa arvensis, L.—Lyte. ' So named of old tyme, ... HaL scabiosa arvensis, L., •which in dies, ..."

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