pulex, = a flea;
-aria, = indicates a place where something is done – used for.
pulicarius, pulicaris, = of or belonging to fleas, producing fleas, flea-bearing.
pulicaria = a plant, called also psyllion.
(used to repel fleas) (ld, BL, Le)
scaber, scabrum, = rough, scurfy, scabrous; scabby, mangy, itchy.
(scabrous, i.e. rough or gritty to the touch on account of numerous minute projections) (ld, BL)