scabby vs scabious

scabby

adj
  • Affected with scabs; full of scabs. 

  • Having a blotched, uneven appearance. 

  • Diseased with the scab, or mange; mangy. 

  • Injured by the attachment of barnacles to the carapace of a shell. 

scabious

adj
  • Having scabs. 

  • Of or pertaining to scabies. 

noun
  • Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Scabiosa. 

  • Any of several plants of the genus Knautia. 

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