MONKSHOOD

monkshood, helmetflower, helmet flower, Aconitum napellus

(noun) a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

monkshood (countable and uncountable, plural monkshoods)

(countable) Any of various poisonous plants, of the genus Aconitum, with blue or white flowers in the shape of a hood

(uncountable) The dried leaves or flowers of these plants formerly used as a source of medicinal alkaloids

Synonyms

• (Aconitum): aconite, wolfsbane

Source: Wiktionary

Monks"hood`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See Aconite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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