ˌskābēˈōsə, ˌskab- noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, scabious
1. capitalized : a large genus of Old World herbs (family Dipsacaceae) having terminal heads of flowers subtended by a leafy involucre and flowers with a 5-cleft often bilabiate corolla and four stamens
2. -s : any plant of the genus Scabiosa