Suc·ci·sa
| \ səkˈsīsə, -īzə \
Definition of Succisa
: 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
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