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staves·a·cre S0723500 (stāvz′ā′kər)n.1. A delphinium (Delphinium staphisagria) of southern Europe, having purple or blue flowers.2. The poisonous seeds of this plant, formerly used medicinally especially to kill external parasites such as lice.
[By folk etymology (influenced by stave acre) from Middle English staphisagre, from Latin staphis agria, from Greek staphis agriā (literally, "wild raisin," from the raisinlike appearance of the seeds ) : staphis, raisin, stavesacre (from variant of earlier astaphis, raisin; perhaps akin to staphulē, bunch of grapes; see staphylo-) + agriā, feminine of agrios, wild; see agro- in Indo-European roots.]stavesacre (ˈsteɪvzˌeɪkə) n1. (Plants) a Eurasian ranunculaceous plant, Delphinium staphisagria, having purple flowers and poisonous seeds2. (Plants) the seeds of this plant, which have strong emetic and cathartic properties[C14 staphisagre, from Latin staphis agria, from Greek, from staphis raisin + agria wild]TranslationsabarrazestafisagriastaphisaigrestavesacreenUK
stavesacre (stāvz′ā′kər)n.1. A delphinium (Delphinium staphisagria) of southern Europe, having purple or blue flowers.2. The poisonous seeds of this plant, formerly used medicinally especially to kill external parasites such as lice. |