wolfsbane, wolfbane, wolf's bane, Aconitum lycoctonum
(noun) poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wolfsbane (plural wolfsbanes)
Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum.
Arnica montana
• (herb of the genus Aconitum): aconite, monkshood
• (Arnica montana): arnica, leopard's bane, leopardsbane, wolf's bane, mountain tobacco, mountain arnica
• wolfbanes
Source: Wiktionary
Wolfs"bane`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A poisonous plant (Aconitum Lycoctonum), a kind of monkshood; also, by extension, any plant or species of the genus Aconitum. See Aconite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2025
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