monkshood
Meanings
noun
- Any of various poisonous plants, of the genus Aconitum, with blue or white flowers in the shape of a hood.
- The dried leaves or flowers of these plants formerly used as a source of medicinal alkaloids.
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Etymology
From monk + -s- + hood.
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