释义 |
scabious /ˈskeɪbɪəs /nounA 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).
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....- 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.
- 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.
adjectiveAffected with mange; scabby. 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). Rhymes Fabius |