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PINCUSHION FLOWER

Dictionary entry overview: What does pincushion flower mean?

• PINCUSHION FLOWER (noun)
The noun PINCUSHION FLOWER has 1 sense:

1. Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States

Familiarity information: PINCUSHION FLOWER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PINCUSHION FLOWER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

mournful widow; pincushion flower; Scabiosa atropurpurea; sweet scabious

Hypernyms ("pincushion flower" is a kind of...):

scabiosa; scabious (any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa)

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