winter aconite
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is goneSynonyms: winter aconiteEranthis hyemalis
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]
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]