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scabious
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[ˈskeɪbɪəs], (Noun)
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- a plant of the teasel family, with pink, white, or (most commonly) blue pincushion-shaped flowers
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late Middle English: based on Latin scabiosus ‘rough, scabby’; the noun is from medieval Latin scabiosa (herba) ‘rough, scabby (plant)’, formerly regarded as a cure for skin disease (see scabies)
[ˈskeɪbɪəs], (Adjective)
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- affected with mange; scabby
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late Middle English: based on Latin scabiosus ‘rough, scabby’; the noun is from medieval Latin scabiosa (herba) ‘rough, scabby (plant)’, formerly regarded as a cure for skin disease (see scabies)
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