English dictionary

scabious

/'sk/eI/b/i//@/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions.

adjective

Source: webster1913

any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa

noun.plant

Synonyms scabiosa

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913