I. ˈskā-bē-əs, ˈska- noun
Etymology: Middle English scabiose, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin scabiosa, from Latin, feminine of scabiosus, adjective
Date: 14th century
: any of a genus ( Scabiosa ) of Old World herbs of the teasel family with terminal flower heads subtended by a leafy involucre
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin scabiosus, from scabies
Date: 1603
1. : scabby
2. : of, relating to, or resembling scabies
scabious eruptions