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单词 stavesacre
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
staves•a•cre  (stāvzā′kər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya larkspur, Delphinium staphisagria, of Europe and Asia Minor, having violently emetic and cathartic poisonous seeds.
  2. Plant Biologythe seeds themselves.
  • Greek staphìs agría literally, wild raisin
  • Latin staphis agria
  • Middle English staphisagre 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stavesacre /ˈsteɪvzˌeɪkə/ n
  1. a Eurasian ranunculaceous plant, Delphinium staphisagria, having purple flowers and poisonous seeds
  2. the seeds of this plant, which have strong emetic and cathartic properties
Etymology: 14th Century staphisagre, from Latin staphis agria, from Greek, from staphis raisin + agria wild
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