scabious
noun /ˈskeɪbiəs/
/ˈskeɪbiəs/
[uncountable]- a wild or garden plant with blue, pink or white flowers that grow at the end of long stems
鳞茎状的：在长茎末端生长的蓝色，粉红色或白色花朵的野生或园林植物 词源late 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).