English Explanatory Dictionary

scabious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having scabs.
  2. Of or pertaining to scabies.
noun
  1. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Scabiosa.
  2. Any of several plants of the genus Knautia.

Word forms

scabious more scabious most scabious scabiouses

Etymology

From Medieval Latin scabiōsus (“scabious”), from Latin scabiēs (see scabies); partly reinterpretable as scab + -ious.

Synonyms

scabiosa

Related words

scabrous

Derived words

antiscabious blue scabious devil's bit scabious field scabious sheep's bit scabious sweet scabious
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