scabious C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈskeɪ.bi.əs/ UK /ˈskeɪ.bi.əs/ See IPA manual Freq #282251 Meanings 1 noun a plant with pincushion-like flower heads, especially one of the genera Scabiosa or Knautia Blue butterflies hovered over a scabious flower. 2 adj affected by scabs or resembling scabies The veterinary note described a scabious patch of skin. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a plant with... pincushion flower 2 adj · affected by scabs or... scabby Word family Related forms scabiesscabiosa Etymology From Medieval Latin scabiosa, the feminine of scabiosus, 'scabby,' because the plant was once used medicinally against scabies and other skin diseases. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scabious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈskeɪ.bi.əs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈskeɪ.bi.əs/ **Frequency rank:** 282251 ## Meanings 1. a plant with pincushion-like flower heads, especially one of the genera Scabiosa or Knautia 2. affected by scabs or resembling scabies ## Examples - Blue butterflies hovered over a scabious flower. - The veterinary note described a scabious patch of skin. ## Synonyms - pincushion flower - scabby ## Related Forms - scabies - scabiosa ## Etymology From Medieval Latin scabiosa, the feminine of scabiosus, 'scabby,' because the plant was once used medicinally against scabies and other skin diseases. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown