Staves″a′cre (stāvz″ā′kẽr), n. [Corrupted from NL. staphis agria, Gr. σταφίσ dried grape + ἄγριοσ wild.] (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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.