Scabious

a. [Lat. scabiosus, from scabies, the scab; Fr. scabieux, It. scabbioso.] Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions.

n. [Fr. scabieuse, Pr. scabiosa, Sp. & Pg. escabiosa, It. scabbiosa, N. Lat. scabiosa.] (Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Scabiosa, said to be useful in cutaneous diseases. London. (b.) A plant of the genus Erigeron; flea-bane.