scabious
a. 疥疮的, 疥疮状的 [医] 痂的, 疥疮的
词形变化
scabiouses
复数
scabiouses
more scabious
比较级
most scabious
最高级
别名
scabbish
scabish
释义与例句
n.
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1.
Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Scabiosa.
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2.
Any of several plants of the genus Knautia.
adj.
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1.
Having scabs.
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2.
Of or pertaining to scabies.
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词源
] From Medieval Latin scabiōsa, substantivized from scabiōsus (“scabious”), see Etymology 1; the name comes from their medical use in the Middle Ages to cure scabies and leprosy.
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