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ACONITE
aconite
(noun) any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aconite (countable and uncountable, plural aconites)
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
(poison) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
Synonyms
• (herb): wolfsbane, monkshood
Anagrams
• Atencio, ace into, acetoin, acinote, anoetic, antoeci, antÅ“ci
Source: Wiktionary
Ac"o*nite, n. Etym: [L. aconitum, Gr. aconit.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous.
2. An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally. Winter aconite, a plant (Eranthis hyemalis) allied to the aconites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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