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Definition of starve-acre in English: starve-acrenoun ˈstɑːveɪkə 1A piece of land that produces poor crops. 2English regional (southern). The corn buttercup, Ranunculus arvensis, also called hunger-weed, which can be a troublesome weed of arable land. Now rare and chiefly historical.
adjective ˈstɑːveɪkə Of land: that produces poor crops, starved.
Origin Early 19th century. From starve + acre. Definition of starve-acre in US English: starve-acrenounˈstɑːveɪkə 1A piece of land that produces poor crops. 2English regional (southern). The corn buttercup, Ranunculus arvensis, also called hunger-weed, which can be a troublesome weed of arable land. Now rare and chiefly historical.
adjectiveˈstɑːveɪkə Of land: that produces poor crops, starved.
Origin Early 19th century. From starve + acre. |