| 释义 |
suc·ci·sa
\səkˈsīsə, -īzə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from feminine of Latin succissus, past participle of succidere to cut from below, from sub- + -cidere (from caedere to cut) — more at concise
: 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 |