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any plant of the genus Scabiosa, esp S. atropurpurea, of the Mediterranean region, having blue, red, or whitish dome-shaped flower heads: family Dipsacaceae 山萝卜属植物
On the high point of the first, Edburton Hill, are the earthworks of a motte-and-bailey castle, which in spring and early summer are a knee-high wildflower meadow: agrimony, wild mignonette, red clover, yellow rattle, marjoram, scabious, knapweed and the odd tall bolt of fireweed, through all of which wander string-like stems of bindweed.