stavesacre
/ˈsteɪvzˌeɪkər/
noun
- A poisonous plant (Delphinium staphisagria) whose seeds were historically used to kill lice and other parasites.
- In ancient times, people crushed stavesacre seeds to make a treatment for head lice.
- The herbalist warned that stavesacre is highly toxic and must be used with extreme caution.
- Stavesacre grows wild in parts of the Mediterranean region.