aconite
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
Origin of aconite
1- Also a·co·ni·tum [ak-uh-nahy-tuhm]. /ˌæk əˈnaɪ təm/.
Other words from aconite
- ac·o·nit·ic [ak-uh-nit-ik], /ˌæk əˈnɪt ɪk/, adjective
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How to use aconite in a sentence
Monkshood (Aconitum Napellus) grows four feet high, and has a beautiful blossom of rich blue growing in quite large clusters.
A Woman's Hardy Garden | Helena Rutherfurd ElySee Aconitum Napellus; under which article will be found engravings of the two roots.
Here in many spots we find the vegetation of Sonchus alpinus, Struthiopteris, and Aconitum lycoctonum remarkably luxuriant.
Lachesis Lapponica | Carl von LinnOf Aconitum ferox they report that it yields a comparatively large quantity of Pseudaconitine and a small quantity of Aconitine.
In medicine and materia medica, the plant Aconitum Napellus (which see).
British Dictionary definitions for aconite
aconitum (ˌækəˈnaɪtəm)
/ (ˈækəˌnaɪt) /
any of various N temperate plants of the ranunculaceous genus Aconitum, such as monkshood and wolfsbane, many of which are poisonous: Compare winter aconite
the dried poisonous root of many of these plants, sometimes used as an antipyretic
Origin of aconite
1Derived forms of aconite
- aconitic (ˌækəˈnɪtɪk), adjective
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