stavesacre Meaning, Definition & Usage

Staves"a`cre noun

Etymology

Corrupted from NL. staphis agria, Gr. dried grape + wild.

Definitions

1. (Bot.) 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.