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noun
A highly toxic, perennial plant with purple flowers (Staphisagria macrosperma, syn. Delphinium staphisagria).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: lice-bane
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: larkspur
History
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”)).
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