"scarious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more scarious [comparative], most scarious [superlative]
Etymology: French scarieux. Compare scary. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|scarieux}} French scarieux Head templates: {{en-adj}} scarious (comparative more scarious, superlative most scarious)
  1. (botany) thin, dry, membranous, and not green Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-scarious-en-adj-p-WBFnNe Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. thin, dry, membranous
    Sense id: en-scarious-en-adj-Edw8cYu3
  3. (zoology) scaly, scurfy Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-scarious-en-adj-kq6kL7tn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 4 69 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 5 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 2 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 0 80 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: squamous (alt: scaly), scaly, scruffy (alt: scurfy), scabby, scariose

Alternative forms

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