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sca|bi|ous
sca|bi|ous1 «SKAY bee uhs», adjective.
1. = scabby. (Cf. ↑scabby)
2. of or like scabies or mange.
╂[< Latin scabiōsus mangy, rough < scabiēs; see etym. under scabies (Cf. ↑scabies)]
sca|bi|ous2 «SKAY bee uhs», noun.
any one of a group of herbs with long, tough stems and dense flower heads of various colors.
╂[< Medieval Latin scabiosa (literally) having to do with the itch, noun use of feminine of Latin scabiōsus scabious1

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  • sca — can·cel·la·re·sca; sca·ber·u·lous; sca·bia; sca·bies; sca·bi·et·ic; sca·bi·o·sa; sca·bres·cent; sca·lade; sca·la·re; sca·lar·ia; sca·lar·i·an; sca·lar·i·form; sca·la·tion; Sca·le·cide; sca·lene; sca·le·no·he·dral; sca·le·no·he·dron; sca·le·nous;… …   English syllables

  • ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… …   English syllables

  • sca|toph|a|gous — «skuh TOF uh guhs», adjective. feeding upon dung. ╂[< Greek skôr, skatós excrement + phageîn eat + English ous] …   Useful english dictionary

  • scabious — sca·bi·ous …   English syllables

  • scabious — sca|bi|ous1 [ skeıbiəs ] noun count or uncount a plant with round blue, pink, or white flowers scabious sca|bi|ous 2 [ skeıbiəs ] adjective FORMAL affected with scabies …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • scabious — sca·bi·ous skā bē əs adj 1) relating to or characterized by scabs 2) of, relating to, or resembling scabies <scabious eruptions> …   Medical dictionary

  • scabious — I sca•bi•ous [[t]ˈskeɪ bi əs[/t]] adj. 1) pat scabby 2) pat pertaining to or of the nature of scabies • Etymology: 1595–1605 II sca•bi•ous [[t]ˈskeɪ bi əs[/t]] n. bot (boi pln) any of various plants belonging to the genus Scabiosa, having… …   From formal English to slang

  • Scariose — Sca ri*ose, Scarious Sca ri*ous, a. [F. scarieux, NL. scariosus. Cf. {Scary}.] (Bot.) Thin, dry, membranous, and not green. Gray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scarious — Scariose Sca ri*ose, Scarious Sca ri*ous, a. [F. scarieux, NL. scariosus. Cf. {Scary}.] (Bot.) Thin, dry, membranous, and not green. Gray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Erigeron annuus — Scabious Sca bi*ous, n. [Cf. F. scabieuse. See {Scabious}, a.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Scabiosa}, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the {Composit[ae]}, and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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