scabious (redirected from scabiouses)

sca·bi·ous ¹  (skb-s, skb-)

adj.

1. Of or relating to scabies.

2. Having scabs.

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[From Latin scabisus, mangy; see scabiosa.]

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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.

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[Middle English scabiose, from Medieval Latin (herba) scabisa, (herb) for scabies, scabious; see scabiosa.]

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scabious¹

adj

1. (Medicine / Pathology) having or covered with scabs

2. (Medicine / Pathology) of, relating to, or resembling scabies

[from Latin scabiōsus, from scabies]

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scabious²

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the genus Scabiosa, esp S. atropurpurea, of the Mediterranean region, having blue, red, or whitish dome-shaped flower heads: family Dipsacaceae

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar plants of the related genus Knautia

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)

devil's bit scabious a similar and related Eurasian marsh plant, Succisa pratensis

[from Medieval Latin scabiōsa herba the scabies plant, referring to its use in treating scabies]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

scabious - any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa scabiosa flower - 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

Translations

scabious¹ [ˈskeɪbɪəs] ADJ (Med) → sarnoso

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scabious² [ˈskeɪbɪəs] N (Bot) → escabiosa f

scabious

adj (= having scabies) → räudig

scabious [ˈskeɪbɪəs] n (Bot) field scabious → scabiosa

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scabious [ˈskeɪbɪəs] n (Bot) field scabious → scabiosa