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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Stavesacre

/(stāvz"ā`kẽr)/ · Staves·a·cre · IPA
01 n. A kind of larkspur (Delphinium Staphysagria), and its seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are used as a parasiticide, an…
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    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.(Bot.)