adj
Meaning 1
Having scabs.
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Standard Lemma guide
scabious
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to scabies.
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noun
Meaning 3
Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Scabiosa.
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noun
Meaning 4
Any of several plants of the genus Knautia.
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noun
Meaning 5
any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
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Synonyms: scabiosa
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Broader terms: flower
Narrower terms: sweet scabious, pincushion flower, mournful widow, Scabiosa atropurpurea, field scabious, Scabiosa arvensis
History
Etymology
From Medieval Latin scabiōsus (“scabious”), from Latin scabiēs (see scabies); partly reinterpretable as scab + -ious.
] From Medieval Latin scabiōsa, substantivized from scabiōsus (“scabious”), see Etymology 1; the name comes from their medical use in the Middle Ages to cure scabies and leprosy.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: scabieuse — Translations
- German: Skabiose — Translations
- Italian: scabiosa — Translations
- Occitan: escabiosa — Translations
- Turkish: uyuz otu — Translations
- Turkish: kum otu — Translations