stavesacre
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stavesacre
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Late Middle English, from Latin staphisagria, from Ancient Greek σταφίς (staphís, “grape”) (from σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “bunch of grapes”)) + ἀγρία (agría, “wild”) (literally "living in the fields," from ἀγρός (agrós, “field”)).
noun stavesacres
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A highly toxic, perennial plant with purple flowers (Staphisagria macrosperma, syn. Delphinium staphisagria).
Similar: lice-bane
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noun perennial plant
| Español | abarraz, estafisagria, matapiojos |
|---|---|
| Português | estafiságria, erva-piolha, delfim |
| Français | staphisaigre, dauphinelle staphisaigre, herbe aux poux |
| Deutsch | Stephanskraut |
| Italiano | stafisagria |
| Русский | жи́вокость апте́чная žívokostʹ aptéčnaja |
| العربية | عَائِق جَبَلِيّ ʕāʔiq jabaliyy, زَبِيب الْجَبَل zabīb al-jabal, زَبِيب بَرِّيّ zabīb barriyy, حَبّ الرَأْس ḥabb ar-raʔs |
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