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- a plant of the teasel family, with pink, white, or (most commonly) blue pincushion-shaped flowers山萝卜, 西洋山萝卜。
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- Scabiosa, Knautia, and other genera, family Dipsacaceae: several species, including the devil's bit scabious (see DEVIL'S BIT).蓝盆花属、赛盆花属及其他属, 川续断科：数种, 包括山萝卜（见DEVIL'S BIT）。
- affected with mange; scabby感染疥癣的, 结痂的。
词源
late Middle English: based on Latin scabiosus 'rough, scabby'; the noun is from medieval Latin scabiosa （herba） 'rough, scabby (plant)', formerly regarded as a cure for skin disease （see SCABIES）.