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单词 stavesacre
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Definition of stavesacre in English:

stavesacre

noun ˈsteɪvˌzeɪkəˈstāvzˌākər

  • A southern European larkspur whose seeds were formerly used as an insecticide.

    Delphinium staphisagria, family Ranunculaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Delphinium Staphisagria L., or stavesacre, is a handsome, annual or biennial plant, one or two feet high, with a simple, erect, downy stem, and palmate, five- or seven-lobed leaves, supported on hairy petioles.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek staphis agria 'wild raisin'.

 
 

Definition of stavesacre in US English:

stavesacre

nounˈstāvzˌākər

  • A southern European larkspur whose seeds were formerly used as an insecticide.

    Delphinium staphisagria, family Ranunculaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Delphinium Staphisagria L., or stavesacre, is a handsome, annual or biennial plant, one or two feet high, with a simple, erect, downy stem, and palmate, five- or seven-lobed leaves, supported on hairy petioles.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek staphis agria ‘wild raisin’.

 
 
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