資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scabious \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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

Erigeron annuus
     n : widely naturalized white-flowered North American herb [syn:
         {daisy fleabane}]