scabious

scabious · adjective¹

1. Latin · derived fromscabiēs
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromscabiōsus“scabious”
3. English todayscabious

From Medieval Latin scabiōsus (“scabious”), from Latin scabiēs (see scabies); partly reinterpretable as scab + -ious.

scabious · noun²

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromscabiōsa
2. English todayscabious

] From Medieval Latin scabiōsa, substantivized from scabiōsus (“scabious”), see Etymology 1; the name comes from their medical use in the Middle Ages to cure scabies and leprosy.

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