aconite
/ˈæ.kə.naɪt/ noun
Forms aconites
- noun The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
- noun (toxicology) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
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Etymology
From French aconit, from Latin aconītum, from Ancient Greek ἀκόνιτον (akóniton).
Webster’s 1913
- noun The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; --applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous.
- noun An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally. Winter aconite, a plant (Eranthis hyemalis) allied to the aconites.
Etymology [L. aconitum, Gr. aconit.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “aconite”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details