About The Word Aconite
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Aconite
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What's The Definition Of Aconite?
[n] any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers
Synonyms | Synonyms for Aconite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Aconite: See Also | Aconitum | Aconitum lycoctonum | Aconitum napellus | genus Aconitum | helmet flower | helmetflower | monkshood | poisonous plant | wolfbane | wolf's bane | wolfsbane Aconite In Webster's Dictionary \Ac"o*nite\, n. [L. aconitum, Gr. ?: cf. F. aconit.]
1. (Bot.) 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.
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