Scabious \Sca"bi*ous\, a. [L. scabiosus, from scabies the scab: cf. F. scabieux.]

Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions. --Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Scabious \Sca"bi*ous\, n. [Cf. F. scabieuse. See Scabious, a.]

(Bot.) Any plant of the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the Composit[ae], and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected.

Sweet scabious.
   (a) Mourning bride.
   (b) A daisylike plant (Erigeron annuus) having a stout branching stem.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)