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[syn: winter aconite, Eranthis hyemalis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus,
used as a poison and medicinally.
[1913 Webster]
Winter aconite, a plant (Eranthis hyemalis) allied to the
aconites.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Eranthis \Eranthis\ prop. n.
A genus of plants of the buttercup family including the
winter aconite, Eranthis hyemalis.
Syn: genus Eranthis.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
winter aconite
n 1: small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow
flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is
gone [syn: winter aconite, Eranthis hyemalis]