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wolfsbane definition

wolfs·bane (wo̵olfs′bān′)

noun

aconite; esp., a tall Eurasian plant (Aconitum lycoctonum) with showy, yellow flowers

Etymology: transl. of L lycoctonum < Gr lykotonon < lykos, wolf + base of kteinein, to kill

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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