- staves|a|cre
- staves|a|cre «STAYVZ ay kuhr», noun.1. an Old World larkspur whose seeds are violently emetic and cathartic.2. its seeds.╂[alteration of Middle English staphisagre < Medieval Latin staphisagria < Greek staphís agríā (literally) wild raisin < staphís raisin, and ágrios wild]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.