Scabious Definition
skābē-əs, skăbē-
adjective
Of or like scabies.
Webster's New World
Covered with scabs; scabby.
Webster's New World
Having scabs.
Wiktionary
Of or pertaining to scabies.
Wiktionary
noun
Webster's New World
Any of various plants chiefly of the genus Scabiosa, especially S. atropurpurea, having opposite leaves and variously colored rounded flower heads.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Scabious
Noun
Singular:
scabious
Plural:
scabiouses
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