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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