stavesacre

English - Turkish

Definition of stavesacre in English Turkish dictionary

hekimlikte kullanılan zehirli bir çeşit hezaren

English - English

Definition of stavesacre in English English dictionary

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

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

Hyphenation

staves·a·cre

Synonyms

lice-bane

Etymology

[ 'stAv-"zA-k&r ] (noun.) 15th century. by folk etymology from Middle English staphisagre, from Medieval Latin staphis agria, from Greek, literally, wild raisin.