aconites

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aconite
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous
aconite
{n} wolf's bane, a poisonous herb, poison
Aconite
any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers
aconite
{i} any of a number of plants having poisonous roots; dried poisonous roots of these plants
aconite
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous
aconite
An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally
aconite
Any member of two genera of perennial herbaceous plants of the buttercup family: Aconitum (monkshood or wolfsbane), consisting of summer-flowering poisonous plants, and Eranthis (winter aconite), consisting of spring-flowering ornamentals. The dried tuberous root of A. napellus was formerly used as a sedative and a painkiller