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scabious¹ Definition

sca·bi·ous (skābē əs)

adjective

  1. covered with scabs; scabby
  2. of or like scabies

Etymology: < Fr or L: Fr scabieux < L scabiosus < scabies: see scab

scabious² Definition

sca·bi·ous (skābē əs)

noun

scabiosa

scabious Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • small: In very sheltered, stable areas more robust flowering plants can occur such as, rock-rose, small scabious, bloody crane's-bill and marjoram.
  • devil's-bit: Its food plant is devil's-bit scabious, which occurs on both of these habitat types.

Modifies a noun

bee: This may be a major cause of the decline of the scabious bee.

Noun used with modifier

  • devil's-bit: They also have impressive displays of cowslips, small scabious and devil's-bit scabious and the widest range of orchids on the reserve.
  • field: In addition, grazing and early cutting of hay meadows makes that field scabious often does not reaches the flowering stage.
  • bit: They spin a communal web near to large patches of their foodplant, Devils bit scabious.

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