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scabious

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(skā′bē əs)

adjective

covered with scabs; scabby
of or like scabies

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

noun

scabiosa

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adjective

Of or relating to scabies.
Having scabs.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin scabiōsus, mangy; see scabiosa

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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