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Definition of "scabious" []
- Of or relating to scabies. (adjective)
- Having scabs. (adjective)
- Any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa, especially S. atropurpurea, having opposite leaves and variously colored flower heads that are subtended by an involucre. Also called scabiosa. (noun)
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Use "scabious" in a sentence
- "The field scabious is a multipetaled blue – sometimes purple – ball of a flower."
- "There are 12 wild flower species in the ordinary playing field but in its first year the haven was home to 107 species, including scabious, white campion and bird's foot trefoil."
- "Another species, devil's-bit scabious, has evolved to germinate only in spring after a long period of winter chilling."
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