scabious, scabiosa
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scabious (comparative more scabious, superlative most scabious)
having scabs
of or pertaining to scabies
These plants were once used to treat scabies.
scabious (plural scabiouses)
Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Scabiosa.
Source: Wiktionary
Sca"bi*ous, a. Etym: [L. scabious, from scabies the scab: cf. F. scabieux.]
Definition: Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions. Arbuthnot.
Sca"bi*ous, n. Etym: [Cf. F. scabieuse. See Scabious, a.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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. Sweet scabious (a) Mourning bride. (b) A daisylike plant (Erigeron annuus) having a stout branching stem.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
