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scorbutus

scorbutus noun: the disease scurvy.

Noun

scorbutus (uncountable)

  1. The disease scurvy.

Synonyms of scorbutus

Origin of scorbutus

From New Latin scorbūtus, from French scorbut. Doublet of scorbut and scurvy.

Questions about scorbutus

What does scorbutus mean?
Scorbutus means the disease scurvy.
What part of speech is scorbutus?
Scorbutus is a noun.

Words near scorbutus in the dictionary

  1. scorbute
  2. scorbutic
  3. scorbutical
  4. scorbutically
  5. scorbutogenic
  6. scorbutus
  7. scorce
  8. scorch
  9. scorch up
  10. scorchable
  11. scorched

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