Scabious
[skeibiәs]
Definition
(a.) Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions.
(a.) Any plant of the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the Compositae, and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected.
Typist: Vance
Definition
adj. scabby: scurfy: itchy.—n. Scabred′ity roughness: ruggedness.—adj. Scā′brid rough.—n. Scabrit′ies a morbid roughness of the inner surface of the eyelid.—adj. Scā′brous rough to the touch like a file: rugged: covered with little points: harsh: unmusical.—n. Scā′brousness.
Typist: Rodger