sca·bi·ous 1 (sk  b - s, sk b-)adj. 1. Of or relating to scabies. 2. Having scabs. [From Latin scabi  sus, mangy; see scabiosa.] |
| sca·bi·ous 2 (skb-s) n. Any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa, especially S. atropurpurea, having opposite leaves and variously colored flower heads that are subtended by an involucre. Also called scabiosa. [Middle English scabiose, from Medieval Latin (herba) scabi sa, (herb) for scabies, scabious; see scabiosa.] |
scabious [skay-bee-uss]
Noun
a plant with showy blue, red, or whitish dome-shaped flower heads [Medieval Latin scabiosa herba the scabies plant]
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| Noun | 1. |  scabious - any of various plants of the genus Scabiosaflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Scabiosa - annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs; mainly Mediterranean mournful widow, pincushion flower, Scabiosa atropurpurea, sweet scabious - Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States field scabious, Scabiosa arvensis - perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States |
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