STAVESACRE

Etymology

Noun

stavesacre (usually uncountable, plural stavesacres)

A highly toxic, perennial plant with purple flowers, Delphinium staphisagria.

Hypernym: larkspur

Synonym: lice-bane

Anagrams

• sacer vates

Source: Wiktionary

Staves"a`cre, n. Etym: [Corrupted from NL. staphis agria, Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A kind of larkspur (Delphinium Staphysagria), and its seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are used as a parasiticide, and in the East for poisoning fish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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