scabious
noun /ˈskeɪbiəs/
/ˈskeɪbiəs/
[uncountable]- a wild or garden plant with blue, pink or white flowers that grow at the end of long stemsWord Originlate Middle English: based on Latin scabiosus ‘rough, scabby’; the noun is from medieval Latin scabiosa (herba) ‘rough, scabby (plant)’, formerly regarded as a cure for skin disease (see scabies).