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scabious1 definition

sca·bi·ous (skā′bē 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 (skā′bē əs)

noun

scabiosa

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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