Aconite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aconite \Ac"o*nite\, n. [L. aconitum, Gr. ?: cf. F. aconit.]
     1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any
        plant of the genus {Aconitum} (tribe {Hellebore}), all the
        species of which are poisonous.
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     2. An extract or tincture obtained from {Aconitum napellus},
        used as a poison and medicinally.
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     {Winter aconite}, a plant ({Eranthis hyemalis}) allied to the
        aconites.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aconite
       n : any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus
           Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves
           and blue or white flowers