scabious

(skābē əs)

adjective

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

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

noun

scabiosa

See scabious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of or relating to scabies.
  2. Having scabs.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin scabiōsus, mangy; see scabiosa

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noun
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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English scabiose

Origin: , from Medieval Latin (herba) scabiōsa, (herb) for scabies, scabious; see scabiosa

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