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Definition of Scabious
1. Noun. Any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa.
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Scabiosa
Specialized synonyms: Mournful Widow, Pincushion Flower, Scabiosa Atropurpurea, Sweet Scabious, Field Scabious, Scabiosa Arvensis
Definition of Scabious
1. a. Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions.
2. n. Any plant of the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the Compositæ, and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected.
Definition of Scabious
1. Adjective. having scabs ¹
2. Adjective. of or pertaining to scabies ¹
3. Noun. any of various herbaceous plants of the genus (term Scabiosa) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scabious
1. a flowering plant [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Scabious
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Scabious
Literary usage of Scabious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardeners Dictionaryby Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"CBP Common Field scabious. 2. SCABIOSA integrifolia glabra, raí ce pr if mar fa
... scabious, with Flowers inclining to blue. lia cilia С. В P White narrow- ..."
2. Familiar Wild Flowers by Frederick Edward Hulme (1878)
"The peculiarly deep colour of the flowers of the present species of scabious is
in itself a feature that attracts attention, as we have few other blossoms ..."
3. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials by Loudon (Jane) (1843)
"This plant is well known in British gardens, under the denomination of the Sweet
scabious, from its honey-like smell. Its flowers are produced from June to ..."
4. Flora Domestica: Or, The Portable Flower-garden : with Directions for the by Elizabeth Kent (1825)
"What regal purple with the scabious vie f Or scarlet match the poppy's flaming dye ?
... Though this is frequently called the Indian scabious, botanists are ..."
5. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"The above-mentioned scabious and Composites exhibit a periodic inversion of the
entire inflorescence in consequence of the inflection of the axis. and the ..."
6. The Flowers Personified: Being a Translation of Grandville's "Les Fleurs by J. J. Grandville, Alphonse Karr, Taxile Delord, Nehemiah Cleaveland, Raban, Alphonse de Candolle, J. N. Gimbrede (1849)
"THE scabious AND THE MARIGOLD. As she sat under the shade of the weeping willow,
the Marigold cast a dissatisfied look over the meadow. ..."
7. The Flower Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers; in which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1856)
"scabious. " The scabious blooms in sad array, A mourner in her spring."
Scabiosa atropurpurea. — Mourning Bride. — A hardy ornamental plant, suitable for ..."
8. The Practice of medicine on Thomsonian principles ... and a materia medica by John W. Comfort (1859)
"HOARHOUND. HOARHOUND is used chiefly in colds and catarrhal affections, is slightly
tonic, and promotes expectoration. scabious. ..."
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