DEVIL'S BIT


Meaning of DEVIL'S BIT in English

■ noun

1》 (also ~ scabious ) a blue-flowered scabious with a short rootstock (said in folklore to have been bitten off by the devil). [ Succisa pratensis .]

2》 N. Amer. a blazing star. [ Chamaelirium luteum .]

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