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Definition of scabious in English: scabiousnoun ˈskeɪbɪəsˈskeɪbiəs A plant of the teasel family, with pink, white, or (most commonly) blue pincushion-shaped flowers. Scabiosa, Knautia, and other genera, family Dipsacaceae: several species, including the devil's bit scabious (see devil's bit) Example sentencesExamples - The biological remains show Silbury I was built on mature chalk grassland containing plants such as salad burnet, small scabious, bird's foot trefoil and meadow buttercup, with very little woodland in the area.
- Interesting flora includes purple devil's bit scabious and lilac field scabious, the yellow daisy-like common fleabane and the tall, cream-flowered meadow sweet.
- I pulled out all those weeds (well, some of them) and the self-seeded scabious which I have more than enough of.
- Purple gentians and orchids, blue scabious and harebells, orange hawkweeds, and cream and pink yarrow provide a kaleidoscope of colour to enjoy at the end of your walk.
- There were still flowers in plenty, pink campion, toadflax, small blue scabious, honeysuckle, and six-inch mushrooms, inedible no doubt, but the blackberries were ripe and juicy enough to quench thirst.
adjective ˈskeɪbɪəsˈskeɪbiəs Affected with mange; scabby. Synonyms dry, flaky, flaking, peeling, scurfy, rough, scabrous, mangy
Origin 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). Definition of scabious in US English: scabiousnounˈskeɪbiəsˈskābēəs A plant of the teasel family, with pink, white, or (most commonly) blue pincushion-shaped flowers. Scabiosa, Knautia, and other genera, family Dipsacaceae: several species Example sentencesExamples - Purple gentians and orchids, blue scabious and harebells, orange hawkweeds, and cream and pink yarrow provide a kaleidoscope of colour to enjoy at the end of your walk.
- I pulled out all those weeds (well, some of them) and the self-seeded scabious which I have more than enough of.
- Interesting flora includes purple devil's bit scabious and lilac field scabious, the yellow daisy-like common fleabane and the tall, cream-flowered meadow sweet.
- There were still flowers in plenty, pink campion, toadflax, small blue scabious, honeysuckle, and six-inch mushrooms, inedible no doubt, but the blackberries were ripe and juicy enough to quench thirst.
- The biological remains show Silbury I was built on mature chalk grassland containing plants such as salad burnet, small scabious, bird's foot trefoil and meadow buttercup, with very little woodland in the area.
adjectiveˈskeɪbiəsˈskābēəs Affected with mange; scabby. Synonyms dry, flaky, flaking, peeling, scurfy, rough, scabrous, mangy
Origin 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). |