wolfsbane

English - Turkish

Definition of wolfsbane in English Turkish dictionary

kurtboğan

zehirli bir bitki türü

English - English

Definition of wolfsbane in English English dictionary

Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum

{n} a very poisonous herb

{i} type of plant

A poisonous plant (Aconitum Lycoctonum), a kind of monkshood; also, by extension, any plant or species of the genus Aconitum

poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock

Hyphenation

wolfs·bane

Synonyms

aconite, monkshood

Etymology

[ 'wulfs-"bAn ] (noun.) 1548. From wolf + bane, calque of Ancient Greek λυκοκτόνον (lukoktonon) from λύκος (lukos, “wolf”) + κτείνω (kteinō, “I kill”). Influenced by Latin lycoctonum.