scabious

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Medieval Latin scabiōsus (“scabious”), from Latin scabiēs (see scabies); partly reinterpretable as scab +‎ -ious. ==== Adjective ==== scabious (comparative more scabious, superlative most scabious) Having scabs. Of or pertaining to scabies. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== scabrous === Etymology 2 === From Medieval Latin scabiōsa, substantivized from scabiōsus (“scabious”), see Etymology 1; the name comes from their medical use in the Middle Ages to cure scabies and leprosy. ==== Noun ==== scabious (plural scabiouses) Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Scabiosa. Any of several plants of the genus Knautia. ===== Synonyms ===== scabiosa ===== Derived terms ===== blue scabious, devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) field scabious (Knautia arvensis) sheep's bit scabious (Jasione montana) sweet scabious (Erigeron spp.; Sixalix atropurpurea, syn. Scabiosa atropurpurea) ===== Translations ===== === References ===