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scabious
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SCABIOUS
a.[L. scabisus, from scabies, scab. ] Consisting of scabs; rough itch; leprous; as scabious eruptions.
SCABIOUS
n.A plant of the genus Scabiosa.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SCABIOUS
Sca "bi *ous, a. Etym: [L. scabious, from scabies the scab: cf. F.scabieux.]
Defn: Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions. Arbuthnot.
SCABIOUS
Sca "bi *ous, n. Etym: [Cf. F. scabieuse. See Scabious, a.] (Bot. )
Defn: Any plant of the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the Compositæ, and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected. Sweet scabious (a ) Mourning bride. (b ) A daisylike plant (Erigeron annuus )having a stout branching stem.
New American Oxford Dictionary
scabious
sca bi ous |ˈskābēəs ˈskeɪbiəs | ▶noun a plant of the teasel family, with pink, white, or (most commonly ) blue pincushion-shaped flowers. [Scabiosa, Knautia, and other genera, family Dipsacaceae: several species. ] ▶adjective affected with mange; scabby. ORIGIN late Middle English: based on Latin scabiosus ‘rough, scabby ’; the noun is from medieval Latin scabiosa (herba )‘rough, scabby (plant ),’ formerly regarded as a cure for skin disease (see scabies ).
Oxford Dictionary
scabious
scabious |ˈskeɪbɪəs | ▶noun a plant of the teasel family, with pink, white, or (most commonly ) blue pincushion-shaped flowers. ●Scabiosa, Knautia, and other genera, family Dipsacaceae: several species, including the devil's bit scabious (see devil's bit ). ▶adjective affected with mange; scabby. ORIGIN late Middle English: based on Latin scabiosus ‘rough, scabby ’; the noun is from medieval Latin scabiosa (herba ) ‘rough, scabby (plant )’, formerly regarded as a cure for skin disease (see scabies ).
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