ETYM Latin scabiosus, from scabies the scab: cf. French scabieux.
Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous.

ETYM Cf. French scabieuse. Related to Scabious.
Any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa; SYN. scabiosa.
Pertaining to scabies or scabs.
Any plant of the Eurasian genus Scabiosa of the teasel family Dipsacaceae, with many small, usually blue, flowers borne in a single head on a tall stalk. The small scabious s. columbaria and the Mediterranean sweet scabious s. atropurpurea are often cultivated.