aconitum napellus
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconiteSynonyms: monkshoodhelmetflowerhelmet flowerAconitum napellus
Webster's Dictionary (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. [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]