EGAVE

scabious

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Having scabs.
  2. adjective Of or pertaining to scabies.
  3. noun Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Scabiosa.
  4. noun Any of several plants of the genus Knautia.

Similar words

scabiosa scabbed scabby scabbish scabrous scald scabrate scablike scabrid scalled

Often followed by

and is was in flowers has

Word family

scabiouses

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