Main Entry: ¹sca·bi·ous

Pronunciation: \ˈskā-bē-əs, ˈska-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English scabiose, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin scabiosa, from Latin, feminine of scabiosus, adjective

Date: 14th century

: any of a genus (Scabiosa) of Old World herbs of the teasel family with terminal flower heads subtended by a leafy involucre