aconite

aconite Definition

aco·nite (ak′ə nīt′)

noun

any of a genus (Aconitum) of poisonous plants of the buttercup family, with blue, purple, or yellow hoodlike flowers; monkshood; wolfsbane
a rapidly acting poisonous drug usually made from the dried roots of a European monkshood (Aconitum napellus) and formerly used as a cardiac and respiratory sedative

Etymology: ModL aconitum < L < Gr akoniton

aconite Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

yellow: In the New Year the bare twigs make a bright tracery above clumps of snowdrops and yellow winter aconites.
homeopathic: You could also try homeopathic remedy aconite for both of you.

Noun used with modifier

winter: In the New Year the bare twigs make a bright tracery above clumps of snowdrops and yellow winter aconites.
remedy: You could also try homeopathic remedy aconite for both of you.

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