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 bravery 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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