Stavesacre \Staves"a`cre\ (st[=a]vz"[=a]`k[~e]r), n. [Corrupted
from NL. staphis agria, Gr. stafi`s dried grape + 'a`grios
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.
[1913 Webster]