The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sweet scabious
Scabious \Sca"bi*ous\, n. [Cf. F. scabieuse. See Scabious, a.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the Composit[ae], and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected. Sweet scabious.
Mourning bride.
A daisylike plant ( Erigeron annuus) having a stout branching stem.
WordNet
sweet scabious
n. Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States [syn: pincushion flower, mournful widow, Scabiosa atropurpurea]