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
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