ACONITUM

Aconitum, genus Aconitum

(noun) genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

aconitum (plural aconitums)

The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.

Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac`o*ni"tum, n. Etym: [L. See Aconite.]

Definition: The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it. Strong As aconitum or rash gunpowder. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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