- devil's-bit scabious
- devil's-bit scabiousA small plant (Scabiosa succisa) with purplish flowers• • •Main Entry: ↑scabious
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devil's bit scabious — noun see devil s bit … Useful english dictionary
devil's bit — noun Etymology: Middle English develesbite (translation of Medieval Latin morsus diaboli), from develes (gen. of devel devil) + bite, bitt bit, bite more at bit : any of various plants with premorse rootstocks: a. also … Useful english dictionary
devil's bit — noun 1》 (also devil s bit scabious) a blue flowered scabious with a short rootstock (said in folklore to have been bitten off by the devil). [Succisa pratensis.] 2》 N. Amer. a blazing star. [Chamaelirium luteum.] … English new terms dictionary
scabious — scabious1 /skay bee euhs/, adj. 1. covered with or consisting of scabs; scabby. 2. pertaining to or of the nature of scabies. [1595 1605; SCABI(ES) + OUS] scabious2 /skay bee euhs/, n. 1. Also called pincushion flower. any … Universalium
scabious — [ skeɪbɪəs] noun a plant of the teasel family, with blue, pink, or white pincushion shaped flowers. [Scabiosa, Knautia, and other genera: several species, including the devil s bit scabious.] adjective affected with mange; scabby. Origin ME:… … English new terms dictionary
devil — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 a an evil spirit; a demon; a superhuman malignant being. b a personified evil force or attribute. 3 a a wicked or cruel person. b a mischievously… … Useful english dictionary
Devil — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 a an evil spirit; a demon; a superhuman malignant being. b a personified evil force or attribute. 3 a a wicked or cruel person. b a mischievously… … Useful english dictionary
Succisa pratensis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
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Dipsacales — ▪ plant order Introduction teasel or honeysuckle order of flowering plants, containing 45 genera and about 1,100 species, which are distributed worldwide but centred mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. The order is best known for its ornamental… … Universalium
