wolfsbane

(wo̵olfs′bān′)

noun

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

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

See wolfsbane in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

See aconite.
Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum, especially A. lycoctonum, native to northern Europe, having broad rounded leaves, elongate racemes, and light purple flowers.

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