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

Definition 2024


aconite

aconite

English

Noun

aconite (plural aconites)

  1. The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
  2. (toxicology) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally.

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Latin

Adjective

aconīte

  1. vocative masculine singular of aconītus