monkshood

monks·hood

 (mŭngks′ho͝od′)

n.

1. See aconite.

2. A poisonous aconite (Aconitum napellus) native to Europe, having racemes of blue or purple flowers.

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monkshood

(ˈmʌŋkshʊd)

n

(Plants) any of several poisonous N temperate plants of the ranunculaceous genus Aconitum, esp A. napellus, that have hooded blue-purple flowers

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monks•hood

(ˈmʌŋksˌhʊd)

n.

any plant of the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, esp. A. napellus, bearing flowers with a hood-shaped sepal and yielding a poisonous alkaloid used medicinally.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

monkshood - a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite Aconitum napellus, helmet flower, helmetflower aconite - any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers

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Translations

aconit

monkshood

[ˈmʌŋkshʊd] N → acónito m

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