- covered with scabs; scabby
- of or like scabies
Origin of scabious
from French or L: French scabieux from Classical Latin scabiosus from scabies: see scabscabious
sca·bi·ous scabiosa
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scabious
adjective
- Of or relating to scabies.
- Having scabs.
Origin of scabious
From Latin scabiōsus mangy ; see scabiosa .noun
Any of various plants chiefly of the genus Scabiosa, especially S. atropurpurea, having opposite leaves and variously colored rounded flower heads. Also called scabiosa .
Origin of scabious
Middle English scabiose from Medieval Latin (herba) scabiōsa (herb) for scabies, scabious ; see scabiosa .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(comparative more scabious, superlative most scabious)
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scabious - Medical Definition
adj.
- Of or relating to scabies.
- Having scabs.
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