Scabiosa
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Scabiosa columbaria
See also: scabiosa
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin scabere (“to scratch, scrape”), based on the likeness of the blossoms to a round satin pincushion stuck with pearl-headed pins.
Proper noun
Scabiosa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caprifoliaceae – pincushion flowers, many also called scabious.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Dipsacales - order; Caprifoliaceae - family; Scabiosoideae - subfamily; Scabioseae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Scabiosa columbaria (small scabious, dove pincushion) - type species; Scabiosa sect. Cyrtostemma, Scabiosa sect. Prismakena, Scabiosa Scabiosa - sections
Derived terms
References
Scabiosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Scabiosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Scabiosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Scabiosa at USDA Plants database
- Scabiosa at Tropicos
- Scabiosa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Scabiosa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Scabiosa at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Scabiosa at The Plant List
- Scabiosa at Paleobiology Database
