ACONITE

AC'ONITE, noun [Latin aconitum; Gr.]The herb wolf's bane, or monks-hood, a poisonous plant; and in poetry, used for poison in general.

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aconite. Aconite, n. wolf's bane, a poisonous herb, poison

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Ac″o‐nite (�), n. [[L. aconitum, Gr. �: cf. F. aconit.]] 1. 1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; — applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous.
2. 2. An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.
Winter aconite, a plant (Eranthis hyemalis) allied to the aconites.