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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scabious  \Sca"bi*ous\,  a.  [L.  scabiosus,  from  scabies  the  scab: 
  cf  F.  scabieux.] 
  Consisting  of  scabs;  rough;  itchy;  leprous;  as  scabious 
  eruptions.  --Arbuthnot. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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  are  not 
  connected. 
 
  {Sweet  scabious}. 
  a  Mourning  bride. 
  b  A  daisylike  plant  ({Erigeron  annuus})  having  a  stout 
  branching  stem. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  scabious 
  n  :  any  of  various  plants  of  the  genus  Scabiosa  [syn:  {scabiosa}]




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