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scabious

sca·bi·ous [ skáybee əss, skábbee əss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
covered in scabs: having scabs or scabies



noun  (plural sca·bi·ous·es or sca·bi·ous)
Definition:
 
plant with dome-shaped flowers: a plant with blue, pink, or white dome-shaped flowers. Genera Scabiosa, Knautia.

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin scabiosus< scabies (see scabies)]
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