Scaevola

Scaevola or Scævola (Latin for "left-handed") typically refers to:

  • Gaius Mucius Scaevola, a legendary assassin said to have burnt his right hand away as a show of determination during the early years of the Roman Republic
  • Scaevola (plant), the genus of fan-flowers

It may also refer to:

  • Mucia Scaevolae, descendants of the Roman hero active during the time of the Republic
  • Scaevola (gastropod), a genus of extinct gastropods
  • Scaevola, a 1958 nuclear test undertaken by the United States as part of Operation Hardtack I
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