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Webster 1913 Edition
Aconite
Ac′o-nite
,Noun.
[L.
aconitum
, Gr. [GREEK]: 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. 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.Webster 1828 Edition
Aconite
AC'ONITE
,Noun.
The herb wolf's bane, or monks-hood, a poisonous plant; and in poetry, used for poison in general.