aconitum
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petalSynonyms: Aconitumgenus Aconitum
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Aconitum \Ac`o*ni"tum\, n. [L. See Aconite.] The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it. [1913 Webster]
Strong As aconitum or rash gunpowder. --Shak. [1913 Webster]