Scabious definitions

Scabious

1) Flower 2) Pincushion flower 3) Scabiosa
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Scabious

1) Scabiosa
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scabious

of, like or pertaining to scabies or scabs
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Scabious

• (a.) Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions. • (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.
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scabious

(genus Scabiosa), any of about 100 species of annual and perennial herbs of the teasel family, Dipsacaceae, order Dipsacales. They are native to ... [1 related articles]
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scabious

<botany> 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. Sweet scabious Mourning bride. A daisylike plant (Erigeron annuus) having a stout branching stem. ... Origin: Cf. F. Scabieuse. See Scabious. ... So...
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Scabious

Sca'bi·ous adjective [ Latin scabiosus , from scabies the scab: confer French scabieux .] Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions. Arbuthnot.
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Scabious

Sca'bi·ous noun [ Confer French scabieuse . See Scabious , adjective ] (Botany) 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 ...
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Scabious

Scabious (Scabiosa) is a genus of hardy herbaceous plants belonging to the family Dipsaceae. They bear terminal heads of white, rosy, purple, or yellowish flowers. The primrose scabious (Sacabious succisa) is a common British plant, growing on heaths, pastures and hedge banks. It bears purplish- blue flowers.
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scabious

[n] - any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
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scabious

scabious 1. Characterized by scabies. 2. Marked by scabs.
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scabious

scabiosa noun any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
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scabious

Any of a group of plants belonging to the teasel family, native to Europe and Asia, with many small, usually purplish-blue flowers borne in a single head on a tall stalk. The small scabious (S. columbaria) and the Mediterranean sweet scabious (S. atropurpurea) are often cultivated. (Genus Scabiosa&...
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