scabious vs flower

scabious and flower both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scabious	Yes	No	No	No
flower	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, flower is a hypernym of scabious; that is, flower is a word with a broader meaning than scabious:

scabious (noun)	flower (noun)
any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa	a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
	reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
	the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

scabious (verb)	flower (verb)
	produce or yield flowers