Scabiosa

See also: scabiosa

Translingual

Scabiosa columbaria

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

1. 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

• Pseudoscabiosa

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