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
Example Sentences
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He said people who suspect they have accidentally ingested aconite "can't get to the hospital fast enough".
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
Dr David Juurlink, an internal medicine physician and toxicology researcher in Toronto, said the concern is that, when not processed thoroughly, toxic bits of the aconite will remain.
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
From the roots and leaves of A. napellus, the officinal species, supposed to be native of Britain, is made the powerful drug, aconite.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
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