2English regional (southern). The corn buttercup, Ranunculus arvensis, also called hunger-weed, which can be a troublesome weed of arable land. Now rare and chiefly historical.
adjectiveˈstɑːveɪkə
Of land: that produces poor crops, starved.
Origin
Early 19th century. From starve + acre.
Definition of starve-acre in US English:
starve-acre
nounˈstɑːveɪkə
1A piece of land that produces poor crops.
2English regional (southern). The corn buttercup, Ranunculus arvensis, also called hunger-weed, which can be a troublesome weed of arable land. Now rare and chiefly historical.