| genus scabiosa | (n) annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs; mainly Mediterranean |
| field scabious | (n) perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States, Syn. Scabiosa arvensis |
| great knapweed | (n) tall European perennial having purple flower heads, Syn. greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa |
| scabious | (n) any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa, Syn. scabiosa |
| sweet scabious | (n) Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States, Syn. Scabiosa atropurpurea, pincushion flower, mournful widow |