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scabious

The English word “scabious” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having scabs.
  2. Of or pertaining to scabies.

noun

  1. Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Scabiosa.
  2. Any of several plants of the genus Knautia.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin scabiōsus (“scabious”), from Latin scabiēs (see scabies); partly reinterpretable as scab + -ious.

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