aconite

ac·o·nite  (k-nt)

n. In both senses also called monkshood, wolfsbane.

1. Any of various, usually poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum, having tuberous roots, palmately lobed leaves, blue or white flowers with large hoodlike upper sepals, and an aggregate of follicles.

2. The dried leaves and roots of some of these plants, which yield a poisonous alkaloid that was formerly used medicinally.

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[French aconit, from Latin acontum, from Greek akonton, perhaps from neuter sing. of akontos, without dust or struggle : a-, without; see a-¹ + konis, dust.]

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aconite [ˈækəˌnaɪt], aconitum [ˌækəˈnaɪtəm]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various N temperate plants of the ranunculaceous genus Aconitum, such as monkshood and wolfsbane, many of which are poisonous Compare winter aconite

2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) the dried poisonous root of many of these plants, sometimes used as an antipyretic

[via Old French or Latin from Greek akoniton aconite, monkshood]

aconitic  [ˌækəˈnɪtɪk] adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

aconite - any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers Aconitum, genus Aconitum - genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal Aconitum napellus, helmet flower, monkshood, helmetflower - a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite Aconitum lycoctonum, wolf's bane, wolfbane, wolfsbane - poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock poisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism

Translations

aconite [ˈækənaɪt] N → acónito m

aconite

n (Bot) → Eisenhut m, → Aconitum nt; (= drug) → Aconitin nt