aconite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.

/ˈæ.kə.naɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-aconite.wav

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From French aconit, from Latin aconītum, from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (akóniton).

wolfsbane monkshood

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