gratabous

Verb-object compound, composed of grata (“to scratch”) +‎ bous (“oxen”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌɡɾa.təˈβɔws]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌɡɾa.təˈbɔws]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌɡɾa.taˈbɔws]

gratabous m (invariable)

1. greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa)

• “gratabous”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007