- 1. a. Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions. Source: opted
- 2. a. Any plant of the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the Compositae, and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected. Source: opted
- 3. n. any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa Source: wordnet
- 4. Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions. Arbuthnot. Any plant of the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the Compositæ, and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected. Sweet scabious (a) Mourning bride. (b) A daisylike plant (Erigeron annuus) having a stout branching stem. Source: webster
- 5. Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabiouseruptions. Arbuthnot. Source: adambom
- 6. n. any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa Source: ecdict
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