aconite
Americannoun
noun
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any of various N temperate plants of the ranunculaceous genus Aconitum, such as monkshood and wolfsbane, many of which are poisonous Compare winter aconite
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the dried poisonous root of many of these plants, sometimes used as an antipyretic
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Etymology
Origin of aconite
1570–80; < Latin aconītum < Greek akónīton leopard's-bane, wolfsbane
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The challenge for doctors, Dr Juurlink said, is there is no antidote for aconite poisoning.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2022
He said people who suspect they have accidentally ingested aconite "can't get to the hospital fast enough".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2022
In 2017, a San Francisco woman died after consuming herbal tea that had traces of aconite in it.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2022
Diners who fell quickly ill after eating at a restaurant outside Toronto likely ate food contaminated with toxic aconite, Canada health officials say.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2022
She sprinkled her with the juice of aconite, and immediately her form shrunk up, her head grew small, and her fingers grew to her sides and served as legs.
From Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) by Various
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