Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweet scabious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: sweet- s-cabi-ous
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Sixalix atropurpurea (syn. Scabiosa atropurpurea) of herbaceous plants.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

mourning bride pincushion flower mournful widow scabiosa atropurpurea

Questions

What does sweet scabious mean?: Any member of the species Sixalix atropurpurea (syn. Scabiosa atropurpurea) of herbaceous plants.

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