sca·bi·o·sa  (skā'bē-ō'sə, -zə, skāb'ē-)  n. See scabious2. [New Latin Scabiōsa, genus name, from Medieval Latin (herba) scabiōsa, (herb) for scabies, scabious, feminine of Latin scabiōsus, mangy, from scabiēs, itch; see scabies.] |
| sca·bi·ous 2 (skā'bē-əs) n. Any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa, especially S. atropurpurea, having opposite leaves and variously colored flower heads that are subtended by an involucre. Also called scabiosa. [Middle English scabiose, from Medieval Latin (herba) scabiōsa, (herb) for scabies, scabious; see scabiosa.] |
| scabiosa | |
noun | |
| any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa [syn: scabious] |