STAVESACRE


Meaning of STAVESACRE in English

/stayvz"ay'keuhr/ , n.

1. a larkspur, Delphinium staphisagria, of Europe and Asia Minor, having violently emetic and cathartic poisonous seeds.

2. the seeds themselves.

[ 1350-1400; ME staphisagre staphis agria staphìs agría lit., wild raisin ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .