Meanings
Origin
- Frenchscorbut
- Englishscorbut
Borrowed from French scorbut. Doublet of scurvy and scorbutus.
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APA
scorbut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorbut
MLA
“scorbut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorbut. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scorbut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorbut.
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