The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scarious
Scariose \Sca"ri*ose\, Scarious \Sca"ri*ous\, a. [F. scarieux,
NL. scariosus. Cf. Scary.] (Bot.)
Thin, dry, membranous, and not green.
--Gray.
Wiktionary
scarious
a. 1 (context botany English) thin, dry, membranous, and not green 2 thin, dry, membranous