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SCABIOSA

\skˌaba͡ɪˈə͡ʊsə], \skˌaba‍ɪˈə‍ʊsə], \s_k_ˌa_b_aɪ_ˈəʊ_s_ə]\

Definitions of SCABIOSA

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The plant is bitter and subastringent, and was formerly used in the cure of leprous affections and diseased lungs.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Scabious; a genus of plants of the Dipsaceae.
See A. arvensis.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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