stavesacre

staves·a·cre

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [steyvz-ey-ker]
- /ˈsteɪvzˌeɪ kər/
- /stˈeɪvsakə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steyvz-ey-ker]
- /ˈsteɪvzˌeɪ kər/

Definitions of stavesacre word

noun stavesacre a larkspur, Delphinium staphisagria, of Europe and Asia Minor, having violently emetic and cathartic poisonous seeds. 1
noun stavesacre the seeds themselves. 1
noun stavesacre a Eurasian ranunculaceous plant, Delphinium staphisagria, having purple flowers and poisonous seeds 0
noun stavesacre the seeds of this plant, which have strong emetic and cathartic properties 0
noun stavesacre a tall, purple-flowered delphinium (Delphinium staphisagria) of Europe and Asia, with poisonous seeds having strongly emetic and cathartic properties 0
noun stavesacre its seeds 0

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Origin of stavesacre

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English staphisagre < Latin staphis agria < Greek staphìs agría literally, wild raisin

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Parts of speech for Stavesacre

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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stavesacre popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

stavesacre usage trend in Literature

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