English Explanatory Dictionary

stavesacre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A highly toxic, perennial plant with purple flowers (Staphisagria macrosperma, syn. Delphinium staphisagria).

Word forms

stavesacre stavesacres

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Latin staphisagria, from Ancient Greek σταφίς (staphís, “grape”) (from σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “bunch of grapes”)) + ἀγρία (agría, “wild”) (literally "living in the fields," from ἀγρός (agrós, “field”)).

Synonyms

lice-bane
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