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, antœci

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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