Succisa

noun

Suc·​ci·​sa

səkˈsīsə,

-īzə

: a genus of European herbs (family Dipsacaceae) differing from the closely related Scabiosa chiefly in having the scales of the receptacle as long as the flowers see blue scabious

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from feminine of Latin succissus, past participle of succidere to cut from below, from sub- + -cidere (from caedere to cut)

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