\Sca"bi*ous\, a. [L. scabiosus, from scabies the scab:
cf. F. scabieux.]
Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious
eruptions. --Arbuthnot.

\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.